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NASA's Juno Spacecraft Arrives at Jupiter on July 4th!
Time to celebrate! Juno will fly closer to Jupiter than any other spacecraft before.

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Release Date: July 3, 2016

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Scientists Excited as Juno Nears Jupiter

http://www.sci-news.com/space/juno-nears-jupiter-03994.html

On the evening of July 4, #Juno — a solar-powered spacecraft the size of a basketball court — will fire its main engine for 35 minutes, placing it into a polar orbit around #Jupiter

During the flybys, the spacecraft will probe beneath the obscuring cloud cover of the Solar System’s largest planet and study its auroras to learn more about the planet’s origins, structure, atmosphere and massive magnetosphere.

A series of 37 planned close approaches during the mission will eclipse the previous record for Jupiter set in 1974 by NASA’s Pioneer 11 spacecraft of 27,000 miles (43,000 km).

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The fierce radiation belts around Jupiter is a force to reckon with, and Juno is engineered to withstand that. Juno's core is shielded with a centralized radiation vault made of titanium designed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems. This titanium box encloses Juno's command and data handling box, power and data distribution unit and about 20 other electronic assemblies. The whole radiation vault weighs about 200 kilograms (500 pounds). While some parts of the electronics were made from radiation-resistant materials such as tantalum or tungsten, various assemblies have their own mini-vaults for protection. These measures will not completely protect the spacecraft from ionizing doses but it should ensure longevity of the instruments.

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The fierce radiation belts around Jupiter is a force to reckon with, and Juno is engineered to withstand that. Juno's core is shielded with a centralized radiation vault made of titanium designed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems. This titanium box encloses Juno's command and data handling box, power and data distribution unit and about 20 other electronic assemblies. The whole radiation vault weighs about 200 kilograms (500 pounds). While some parts of the electronics were made from radiation-resistant materials such as tantalum or tungsten, various assemblies have their own mini-vaults for protection. These measures will not completely protect the spacecraft from ionizing doses but it should ensure longevity of the instruments.

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Jupiter and Its Moons | The New York Times
Click below for spinnable maps of Jupiter and the Galilean moons. Jupiter’s four largest moons were discovered by Galileo in 1610 and named after mythological lovers of Zeus. NASA’s Juno spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at Jupiter this July 4.

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician who played a major role in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. He has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", and the "father of science". His contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus, the discovery of the four largest satellites of Jupiter (named the Galilean moons in his honor), and the observation and analysis of sunspots. (Source: Wikipedia)

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NASA's Juno Spacecraft Carries Three LEGO Figurines to Jupiter
Three LEGO figurines representing the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno and Galileo Galilei are shown here aboard the Juno spacecraft.
NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft will carry the 1.5-inch likeness of Galileo Galilei, the Roman god Jupiter and his wife Juno to Jupiter when the spacecraft arrives Tuesday, July 4, 2016. The inclusion of the three mini-statues, or figurines, is part of a joint outreach and educational program developed as part of the partnership between NASA and the LEGO Group to inspire children to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

In Greek and Roman mythology, Jupiter drew a veil of clouds around himself to hide his mischief. From Mount Olympus, Juno was able to peer through the clouds and reveal Jupiter's true nature. Juno holds a magnifying glass to signify her search for the truth, while her husband holds a lightning bolt. The third LEGO crew member is Galileo Galilei, who made several important discoveries about Jupiter, including the four largest satellites of Jupiter (named the Galilean moons in his honor). Of course, the miniature Galileo has his telescope with him on the journey.

The Juno mission will investigate the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere. Juno's color camera will provide close-up images of Jupiter, including the first detailed glimpse of the planet's poles.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the Juno mission for the principal investigator, Scott Bolton, of Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. The Juno mission is part of the New Frontiers Program managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, built the spacecraft. Launch management for the mission is the responsibility of NASA's Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

More information about Juno is available at:
www.nasa.gov/juno and http://missionjuno.swri.edu

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Auroras in Jupiter's Atmosphere

In this composite image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope you can see auroras in Jupiter's atmosphere. They are imaged in the far-ultraviolet part of the spectrum by Hubble's Imaging Spectrograph. The auroras are far bigger than on Earth and hundreds of times more energetic. And they are a constant occurrence, Jupiter's massive magnetic field (about 20,000 times stronger than Earth's magnetic field) is grabbing charged particles from its surroundings, driving its auroras.

More information here:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2016/24/full/

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Juno to arrive at Jupiter

The Juno space probe will reach Jupiter this month, July 4th, expanding our knowledge about the biggest planet in the solar system even more. Read more on the Juno spacecraft here:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/overview/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_(spacecraft)

Image credit: Jupiter Aurora NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University of Leicester) Acknowledgment: A. Simon (NASA/GSFC) and the OPAL team http://goo.gl/Z6AsxH

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NASA Juno Mission will reach Jupiter July 4th

As of noon (Pacific time), July 2, NASA’s Juno mission was 1.79 million miles (2.88 million kilometers) from Jupiter -- and closing. The solar-powered spacecraft will cross the orbit of the outermost Galilean moon, Callisto, on July 3 at about 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT). The orbits of Ganymede, Europa and Io (the other Galilean moons), will be crossed on July 4 at about 4 a.m. PDT (7 a.m. EDT), 10:30 a.m. PDT (1:30 p.m. EDT) and 2:15 p.m. PDT (5:15 p.m. EDT) respectively.

On July 4, at 8:18 p.m. PDT, Juno will fire its main engine, beginning a 35-minute burn that will place it into orbit around Jupiter.

More information here:
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-juno-mission-t-minus-two-days-from-jupiter

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_(spacecraft)

Image credit: This artist's rendering shows NASA's Juno spacecraft above the north pole of Jupiter. NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Juno Jupiter Orbit Insertion T - 01 : 09 : 51 : 02 day
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Juno: Exploring Jupiter’s Intense Radiation
Since 2011, our Juno spacecraft has been heading towards Jupiter, where it will study the gas giant’s atmosphere, aurora, gravity and magnetic field. Along the way, Juno has had to deal with the radiation that permeates space.
All of space is filled with particles, and when these particles get moving at high speeds, they’re called radiation. We study space radiation to better protect spacecraft as they travel through space, as well as to understand how this space environment influences planetary evolution. Once at Jupiter, Juno will have a chance to study one of the most intense radiation environments in our solar system.
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Hubble Time-lapse Video of Aurora on Jupiter (May 19, 2016)

Time-lapse video of the massive auroras in Jupiter's atmosphere as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph in the far-ultraviolet part of the spectrum on May 19th, 2016.

More information here:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2016/24/full/

This video and another one showing the auroras on June 2nd can be downloaded/seen here:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2016/24/video/

More on Jupiter and its atmosphere:
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Image credit: This time-lapse video of the vivid auroras in Jupiter's atmosphere was created using far-ultraviolet-light observations made on May 19, 2016, with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble is particularly suited to observing and studying the auroras on the biggest planet in the solar system, as they are brightest in the ultraviolet. NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University of Leicester) http://goo.gl/YcXrpe

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Experience The Mighty Auroras of Jupiter | NASA JPL

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