The NASA spacecraft tasked with uncovering the secrets of Jupiter, king of the planets, is running out of time. The Juno probe has already survived far longer than anticipated—its path around the ...

The U.S. government shut down the same day Juno's last mission extension expired. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's spinning ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which has spent years studying Jupiter and uncovering some of the most detailed insights about the planet’s atmosphere and storms, may have stopped communicating with Earth.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A University of Iowa researcher is part of an international team that has identified a never-before-seen plasma wave high above Jupiter’s north pole. The wave, called the ...

PASADENA, Calif. -- Launched by NASA in August 2011, the spacecraft Juno is set to arrive at Jupiter on July 4. Currently cartwheeling through space, once Juno gets close enough to Jupiter, it will ...

The Jupiter-bound Juno probe will make a final encounter with Earth Wednesday before heading off to study our solar system's largest planet. Juno's flight plan takes it beyond the orbit of Mars and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Juno spacecraft has provided the first close-ups of Jupiter's largest moon in two decades. Juno zoomed past icy Ganymede on Monday, passing within 645 miles. It's ...

PASADENA, Calif. — The best celebration this Independence Day wasn’t around a barbecue or fireworks show, but in a dark room filled with NASA engineers. After hours of anticipation, team members broke ...

The Juno spacecraft now orbiting Jupiter has a suite of science instruments which will investigate the existence of a possible solid planetary core, map Jupiter’s intense magnetic field, measure the ...

After five years of rocketing to Jupiter at 60,000 mph, the fastest object ever created by humans, NASA’s Juno spacecraft, must flawlessly slam on the brakes before its July 4 arrival to the ...

Yes, even Jupiter's moons produce auroras. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a landmark observation by a team of international ...