Keith’s note: NASA JPL issued this release on Tuesday 27 January 2026: “NASAâs Juno Measures Thickness of Europaâs Ice Shell.” Juno is paving the way for a follow-on mission: Europa […]
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Juno Barnstorms Jupiter (Update)
Juno Completes Flyby Over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot “NASA’s Juno mission completed a close flyby of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot on July 10, during its sixth science orbit. […]
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Alternative Facts at NASA: Juno's Engine Problems Allow Bonus Science
Juno Mission to Remain in Current Orbit at Jupiter “The orbital period does not affect the quality of the science collected by Juno on each flyby, since the altitude over […]
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AGU Scientists Want Their Research Publicly Available Except When They Do Not
JunoCam just got the rings of Jupiter FROM THE INSIDE. Audible ooos and aahs in the room. #AGU16 — Simon Porter (@AscendingNode) December 13, 2016 @NASAWatch They are literally the […]
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Juno Experiences Engine and Computer Problems
Juno Enters Safe Mode And Then Regains Normal Operations “NASA’s Juno spacecraft entered safe mode Tuesday, Oct. 18 at about 10:47 p.m. PDT (Oct. 19 at 1:47 a.m. EDT). Early […]
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JPL Will Only Release A Few "Interesting" JunoCam Images
Keith’s 4 July note: At a press briefing today Juno PI Scott Bolton said that they will turn on JunoCam once Juno is in orbit and may release a few […]
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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 […]
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Fireworks Juno Style
Keith’s note: I did a live interview on CTV tonight at 7:30 pm EDT on Juno. Then I did another live with BBC World News at 9:10 pm EDT. The […]
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NASA holds media briefings ahead of Juno's arrival at Jupiter Monday
Watch: Media Briefing – The Science of Juno’s Mission to Jupiter “During a news briefing from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California the science team involved with the Juno […]
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Juno Earth Flyby Today
Juno Prepares For Earth Flyby on Wednesday “The flyby will function as a gravity assist for Juno, with Earth’s gravity accelerating the solar-powered spacecraft’s velocity by 16,330 miles per hour. […]