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Success! Juno is orbiting Jupiter
After a 5-year voyage, Juno performed a successful braking maneuver on July 4. First spacecraft to enter Jupiter orbit since Galileo in the 1990s.
July 5, 2016
Earth-sized aurora on Jupiter
NASA released this image as the Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter.
July 3, 2016
Boom! Juno within Jupiter’s magnetosphere
In late June, as Juno crossed into Jupiter's magnetic field, an instrument aboard the craft recorded the bow shock. Hear it here.
July 3, 2016
What makes some galaxies green?
State-of-the-art computer simulations let scientists figure out why some galaxies are green. They said a green color for a galaxy might reveal a troubled past.
July 3, 2016
Surprise dew drops for Spiderweb Galaxy
Astronomers using the ALMA telescope to study the Spiderweb Galaxy unexpectedly found droplets of condensed water at the galaxy's outskirts.
July 2, 2016
Pluto spacecraft gets new mission
Plus the Dawn spacecraft will remain at Ceres, and 7 other NASA craft have the green light for continued operations through fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
July 1, 2016
Asteroid Day 2016 is June 30
Hundreds of events - films, concerts, panels with engineers, scientists and astronauts - about asteroids and how to protect our planet from asteroid impacts.
June 30, 2016
Join astronomers in tracking asteroids
Sign up to trigger asteroid observations on a global telescope network on Asteroid Day, June 30. Anyone can help! Sign up by 00:00 UTC on July 1.
June 30, 2016
Juno on Jupiter’s doorstep
Juno spacecraft on approach to Jupiter! The craft will arrive at Jupiter on July 4, first spacecraft to orbit the giant planet since Galileo (1995-2003).
June 29, 2016
Spectacular new images of Jupiter
Just days before the Juno spacecraft's arrival at Jupiter on July 4, astronomers unveiled these VLT images of Jupiter in the infrared.
June 28, 2016
