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The Juno spacecraft is now in orbit around Jupiter

illustration of Juno spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter

NASA’s Juno spacecraft (illustrated) successfully arrived at Jupiter on July 4, beginning a 20-month visit to the giant planet.

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By Christopher Crockett

- More than 2 years ago

Jupiter has a new visitor. After traveling 2.8 billion kilometers across space, NASA’s Juno probe — a mission to investigate Jupiter’s deep interior (SN: 6/25/16, p.