Tag: Juno Mission

NASA's Juno Probe Finds Depth Of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

The new results show that the cyclones are warmer on top, with lower atmospheric densities, while they are colder at the bottom, with higher densities.

Friday, 29 October 2021

NASA's Juno mission to cross halfway to Jupiter next week

Washington: NASA’s Juno mission will next week mark the halfway point in data collection by completing the 16th science pass of Jupiter. Launched on August 5, 2011, from Cape Canaveral, the spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016. “On December 21, at 11:49:48 a.m. EST the Juno spacecraft will be 5,053 kilometres above […]

Friday, 09 July 2021

NASA's Juno probe finds Earth-sized storms over Jupiter poles

Washington: Jupiter’s poles are covered in Earth-sized swirling storms that are densely clustered and rubbing together, reveals first science results from NASA’s Juno mission to the largest planet in our solar system. “We’re puzzled as to how they could be formed, how stable the configuration is, and why Jupiter’s north pole doesn’t look like the […]