Juno

Juno

News and features about NASA's incredible Juno mission to study the planet Jupiter and its moons.
A view of the south polar region of Jupiter's moon Io, captured by the JIRAM instrument on NASA’s Juno spacecraft, 27 December 2024. Bright spots are locations with higher temperatures caused by volcanic activity. Credit: NASA/JPL/SwRI/ASI – JIRAM Team (A.M.)

NASA Juno update April 2025

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Roman Tkachenko processed this image of crescent Jupiter and its Great Red Spot using raw data captured by the Juno spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Roman Tkachenko

Juno to fly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot

The Juno spacecraft is due to fly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot, giving scientists an unprecedented view of the Gas Giant's raging storm.
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Oval cyclones up to 1,000km in diameter can be seen at Jupiter’s south pole in this image captured by the Juno spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Betsy Asher Hall/Gervasio Robles

A new Jupiter: Juno's first results

The first science results from NASA's Juno mission have revealed Jupiter to be a complex, enigmatic planet.
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The images show the aurora above Jupiter's pole. On the right the images have been saturated to allow the Great Cold Spot to become visible.
Credit: VLT/ESO

Jupiter’s Cold Spot revealed

Jupiter may have been hiding a second great spot for over a thousand years. New images from the Very Large Telescope have revealed a colossal Great Cold Spot, a cool patch in the planet’s polar atmosphere that appears to be created by the planet’s aurora.
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Juno reveals Jupiter's poles

NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent images back to Earth following its first close encounter with Jupiter.
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What next for Juno at Jupiter?

NASA’s Juno spacecraft is currently in orbit around Jupiter following its five-year journey from Earth to study the planet, but what is the mission’s purpose, and what exactly will it be studying?
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot storm, as seen by NASA's Juno spacecraft. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin Gill

Juno closes in on Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft has entered Jupiter's "home turf" on its way to study the planet and its four large moons.
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Sharman and Mogensen talk with Tim Peake live from the International Space Station

Helen Sharman reunites Juno crewmates

25 years after docking at Mir, Sharman reminisces with her crew and chats with current UK astronaut Tim Peake
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Mysteries of Jupiter whirlwinds revealed

Computer simulations have taken scientists one step closer to understanding the mysterious weather patterns on Jupiter.
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