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Juno Is Orbiting Jupiter

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
July 5, 2016
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Juno Is Orbiting Jupiter

Juno Is Orbiting Jupiter, NASA
“Juno has arrived at Jupiter after an almost five-year journey. NASA TV will broadcast a briefing at 1 a.m. EDT/10 p.m. PDT. Juno will circle the Jovian world 37 times during 20 months, skimming to within 3,100 miles (5,000 km) above the cloud tops. This is the first time a spacecraft will orbit the poles of Jupiter, providing new answers to ongoing mysteries about the planet’s core, composition and magnetic fields.”

Marc’s note: Missed the late night, early morning, press conference and orbital insertion? Watch them again with the links below. Oh, and if you didn’t already know it we have a Twitter account for Jupiter, @JupiterToday.
NASA provides an update on Juno’s arrival at Jupiter after it enters orbit, SpaceRef
Replay: Juno orbital insertion at Jupiter, SpaceRef

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7 responses to “Juno Is Orbiting Jupiter”

  1. Michael Spencer says:
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    While we regularly beat on NASA herein with alacrity, it is good to remember that the mojo required to pull off a stunning interplanetary extravaganza remains strong in Pasadena.

  2. Bulldog says:
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    Well done JPL! Looking forward to seeing the discoveries that Juno will make. No doubt many will be very exciting and some so extraordinary we could never have imagined them

  3. Paul451 says:
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    “All rays on me. My solar panels now face the sun. I’m the farthest solar-powered spacecraft from Earth. #Jupiter
    — NASA’s Juno Mission (@NASAJuno) July 5, 2016 “

    God how I hate this kind of infantile BS.

    • Michael Spencer says:
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      Me too, brother, me too; on the other hand try a little experiment: mention Juno to a non-science-interested friend and learn just how infantile your vocabulary becomes in an effort to overcome the lack of understanding.

      • Paul451 says:
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        It’s not the reading-level that bothers me, it’s this trend NASA has on social media to anthropomorphise probes and rovers. To turn them in to cartoon characters.

        The kind of people it’s trying to appeal to (the icanhazcheezeburgers crowd) are not the sort of people who will be following space exploration anyway.

        Anyone already cynical about space funding is merely going to see this nonsense as justifying their cynicism.

        And it’s just insulting to anyone else.

        Even little kids who are interested in space exploration are interested, there’s no need to talk down to them. Accessible does not mean infantile.

        • Daniel Woodard says:
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          I agree, yet I have also seen good work from public affairs. It is difficult to make complex science interesting and involving while being faithful to its actual substance.