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Topic: Juno Mission
The missions – Juno and InSight – have each increased our understanding of our solar system, as well as spurred new sets of diverse questions. ![]() NASA has extended both the Juno mission at Jupiter through September 2025 (left) and the InSight mission at Mars through December 2022. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft data suggests “Sprites” or “Elves” dance in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
It is the first time these bright, unpredictable and extremely brief flashes of light – formally known as transient luminous events, or TLE’s – have been observed on another world. The findings were published on October 27th, 2020, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. ![]() The lightning phenomenon known as a sprite depicted at Jupiter in this illustration. Jupiter’s hydrogen-rich atmosphere would likely make them appear blue. In Earth’s upper atmosphere, the presence of nitrogen gives them a reddish color. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft maneuvers to avoid Jupiter’s Shadow
Juno began the maneuver yesterday, on September 30th, at 6:46pm CDT (4:46pm PDT) and completed it early on October 1st. Using the spacecraft’s reaction-control thrusters, the propulsive maneuver lasted five times longer than any previous use of that system. ![]() This picture depicts the point of view of NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its eclipse-free approach to the gas giant November 3rd, 2019. The Sun is depicted as the yellow dot rising up just to left of the planet. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SWRI) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft data used to make 3-D Infrared Movie of Jupiter’s North PoleNASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Those are among the items unveiled during the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, April 11th. Juno mission scientists have taken data collected by the spacecraft’s Jovian InfraRed Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument and generated the 3-D fly-around of the Jovian world’s north pole. Imaging in the infrared part of the spectrum, JIRAM captures light emerging from deep inside Jupiter equally well, night or day. ![]() This infrared 3-D image of Jupiter’s north pole was derived from data collected by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft takes first pictures from Jupiter OrbitWritten by DC Agle / Preston Dyches
“This scene from JunoCam indicates it survived its first pass through Jupiter’s extreme radiation environment without any degradation and is ready to take on Jupiter,” said Scott Bolton, principal investigator from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. “We can’t wait to see the first view of Jupiter’s poles.” ![]() This color view from NASA’s Juno spacecraft is made from some of the first images taken by JunoCam after the spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter on July 5th (UTC). (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA prepares Juno Spacecraft for operations around JupiterWritten Dwayne Brown / Laurie Cantillo
Juno successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit during a 35-minute engine burn on Monday, July 4th. Confirmation that the burn had completed was received on Earth at 8:53pm. PDT (11:53pm EDT) that evening. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft prepares for Jupiter Orbit InsertionWritten by DC Agle
A minute later, Juno will cross the orbit of Jupiter’s innermost Galilean moon (Io), at 2:15pm PDT (5:15pm EDT). Juno closes the distance between it and the gas-giant world to 200,000 miles (322,000 kilometers) by 4:17pm PDT (7:17pm EDT) and is only 100,000 miles (161,000 kilometers) away by 6:03pm PDT (9:03pm EDT). ![]() NASA’s Juno spacecraft obtained this color view on June 28, 2016, at a distance of 3.9 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from Jupiter. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA missions have discovered an abundance of Water in our Solar SystemWritten by Preston Dyches
“NASA science activities have provided a wave of amazing findings related to water in recent years that inspire us to continue investigating our origins and the fascinating possibilities for other worlds, and life, in the universe,” said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist for the agency. “In our lifetime, we may very well finally answer whether we are alone in the solar system and beyond.” ![]() NASA is exploring our solar system and beyond to understand the workings of the universe, searching for water and life among the stars. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA reports Saturn and it’s system of Moons mapped with high accuracyWritten by Preston Dyches
The measurement is some 50 times more precise than those provided by ground-based optical telescopes. The feat improves astronomers’ knowledge of Saturn’s orbit and benefits spacecraft navigation and basic physics research. ![]() Researchers have determined the location of the Saturn system’s center of mass to within just a couple of miles (or kilometers), a factor of 50 improvement over previous knowledge. (NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Refines its Path to Jupiter
“We had a maneuver planned soon after launch but our Atlas V rocket gave us such a good ride we didn’t need to make any trajectory changes,” said Rick Nybakken, Juno project manager from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. “It is good to get another first under our belt. This burn couldn’t have gone any better.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
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