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Title: Juno probe at Jupiter
Post by: Glaurung on July 10, 2016, 01:20:14 PM

Here we go with another planetary exploration mission: NASA's Juno probe went into orbit around Jupiter a few days ago. The plan is to adjust the orbit closer to Jupiter in mid-October, at which point the main scientific activity will start.

More details in the usual BBC News article (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36710768).

Title: Re: Juno probe at Jupiter
Post by: Jubal on July 10, 2016, 03:05:59 PM

It's also of course the punchline of the longest joke setup in astronomical history - Jupiter's moons having been named after his concubines/mistresses by Galileo, hence this spacecraft sent to check what's going on up there being named after his wife!

Title: Re: Juno probe at Jupiter
Post by: comrade_general on July 10, 2016, 03:40:37 PM

Juno what I'm talking about.

Title: Re: Juno probe at Jupiter
Post by: Jubal on July 12, 2016, 11:57:36 PM

That's a rather shorter joke setup, but also works :P

Title: Re: Juno probe at Jupiter
Post by: Glaurung on September 03, 2016, 12:45:08 AM

And now we have the first of Juno's holiday snaps from Jupiter, via the inevitable BBC News article (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37259937), including the first ever close-up views of the planet's north and south poles.