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![An artist's depiction fo the Juno spacecraft observing Ganymede during the flyby on June 7, 2021. Juno launched to space ten years ago on Aug. 5 2011.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6kp33mBxve4xhUmZa4DdM7-320-80.jpg)
Happy birthday, Juno! NASA's Jupiter probe launched 10 years ago today
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA's Jupiter-exploring space probe Juno celebrates 10 years in space today (Aug. 5).
![A 180-mile-high plume of the volcano near Io's north pole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nuzzumJEJR2423McuGzmAA-320-80.jpg)
Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is emitting strange radio waves and NASA's Juno probe is listening
By Kasandra Brabaw published
NASA's Juno spacecraft is "listening" in on radio emissions from Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, allowing researchers to discover what triggers the strange radio waves.
![A screenshot from a new video showing the June 2021 flybys of Jupiter and its largest moon, Ganymede, by NASA's Juno probe. This image shows Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WWuuDnmG9b4HPd4NqwupEQ-320-80.jpg)
Cruise by Jupiter and its giant moon Ganymede in this gorgeous Juno flyby video
By Mike Wall published
A dazzling new animation puts you aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft during its epic flybys last month of Jupiter and the huge moon Ganymede.
![This image of the huge Jupiter moon Ganymede was obtained by the JunoCam imager during the Juno spacecraft's flyby of the icy moon on June 7, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e9g4XeDN4VdqfikRNPjYiB-320-80.jpg)
Jupiter's Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, looks amazing in these 1st photos from NASA's epic Juno flyby
By Mike Wall last updated
The photos from a historic flyby of Ganymede, the solar system's largest moon, are starting to roll in.
![An artist's depiction fo the Juno spacecraft observing Ganymede during the flyby on June 7, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6kp33mBxve4xhUmZa4DdM7-320-80.jpg)
Hello, Ganymede! NASA's Juno makes closest visit to Jupiter's largest moon since 2000.
By Elizabeth Howell published
A NASA spacecraft made the closest flyby of Jupiter's largest moon in 21 years on Monday (June 7).
![Maps of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede based on Voyager and Galileo data.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gbXm9em2NAJiANv7V7k7ua-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Juno to make the closest visit to Jupiter's biggest moon Ganymede in 20 years
By Meghan Bartels published
The biggest moon in the solar system is about to get much bigger for Juno.
![Data from NASA's Juno spacecraft revealed faint aurora features likely triggered by charged particles coming from the edge of Jupiter's massive magnetosphere.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m4wMRXh9dKTqvTWu98aST7-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Juno spacecraft detects strange new auroras on Jupiter
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Juno spacecraft has detected new auroral emissions on Jupiter which appear to ripple over the planet's poles.
![The clouds around some of Jupiter's polar cyclones rotate counterclockwise, while their cores rotate clockwise. The images used for this animation were captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft from altitudes of about 18,000 miles (28,567 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloud tops. Citizen scientist Gerald Eichstädt processed the images to enhance the color and contrast.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/59i38PudszeCLXXuyB2uw9-320-80.gif)
NASA's Juno spacecraft sheds new light on 25-year Jupiter 'hot spot' mystery
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
A generation after a NASA spacecraft's probe found an unexpectedly hot and dense atmosphere at Jupiter, a newer agency mission may have some answers to the puzzle.
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