Juno Mission

NASA's Juno mission is exploring Jupiter from orbit, beaming back amazing photos, atmospheric data and other observations about the largest planet in our solar system. The Juno probe launched Aug. 5, 2011 and arrived in orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016. It is the farthest space probe ever to be powered by solar arrays. The $1.1 billion mission is expected to run through July 2021, but the science of Jupiter it returns will last a lifetime. Learn more about Juno's Jupiter discoveries here.

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Jupiter is seen on the right side with Io on the left. In the background, the darkness of space.

NASA's Juno mission captures stunning view of Jupiter with its volcanic moon, Io (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped a new view of Jupiter and its volcanic moon, Io, on July 30, revealing striking characteristics of the duo.

NASA's Juno spacecraft spins past Io as its parent planet Jupiter broods in the background.

NASA's Juno Jupiter probe to get closest view of volcanic moon Io on July 30

By Robert Lea published

NASA's solar-powered spacecraft, Juno, will take another spin past Jupiter's moon Io on Sunday (July 30) with its 52nd pass being its closest approach to the volcanic moon yet.

Artist's illustration of Juno and Jupiter.

NASA's Juno probe finds giant swirling waves in Jupiter's magnetosphere

By Samantha Mathewson published

Data from NASA's Juno mission shows that the spacecraft routinely encounters giant swirling waves, or vortices, at the boundary between the planet's magnetic field and the solar wind.

a green dot of lightning flashes in the swirling clouds of jupiter's thick atmosphere

Alien green flash: Lightning crackles in vortex near Jupiter's north pole (photo)

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped a photo of a lightning strike high in the swirling clouds near Jupiter's north pole.

two infrared photos of jupiter showing the planet's cloud bands in shades of red and orange.

Why does Jupiter change its stripes? Scientists may finally have the answer

By Stefanie Waldek published

Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team has correlated the variations in Jupiter's bands to changes in the planet's magnetic field.

Artist's concept of lightning strikes in Jupiter's northern hemisphere, with the blackness of space in the background.

Jupiter's lightning is strikingly similar to Earth's

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted short bursts that make up lightning bolts on Jupiter, showing that Jovian lightning works in much the same way as it does on Earth.

An image of Jupiter captured by JunoCam during the mission's 48th flyby.

NASA loses more than 200 Jupiter photos after Juno probe camera glitch

By Meghan Bartels published

For the second flyby in a row, a key camera studying Jupiter has struggled to snap photos as usual.

A visualization of NASA's Juno probe orbiting Jupiter.

NASA's Juno Jupiter probe bounces back from memory glitch

By Tereza Pultarova published

NASA's Jupiter explorer Juno's memory is back online, and most of the precious images of the gas giant and its volcanic moon Io Juno took just before the glitch hit have been salvaged.

An artist's illustration of NASA's Juno spacecraft at Jupiter.

Juno spacecraft recovering its memory after mind-blowing Jupiter flyby, NASA says

By Robert Lea published

NASA's Juno spacecraft is recovering its memory after a download disruption following its December flyby of Jupiter.

montage New Horizons images of Jupiter and Io

Jupiter's 10 most massive mysteries

By Elizabeth Howell published

Reference Jupiter has come under close spacecraft scrutiny for more than 50 years. But the gas giant still has a host of secrets.

A view of Jupiter's moon Europa captured by NASA's Juno mission during its Sept. 29, 2022, close flyby at the moon. The spacecraft was 945 miles (1,500 kilometers) above the moon's surface when the image was taken.

Jupiter moons take center stage in bonus science from NASA's Juno spacecraft

By Rebecca Sohn published

The Juno team got an unexpected opportunity to snatch close glimpses of some of Jupiter's bizarre moons.

NASA's Jupiter-observing mission Juno has taken its closest to date image of the gas giant's mysterious ice-covered moon Europa.

NASA's Juno spacecraft snaps its most detailed view of Jupiter's icy moon Europa

By Tereza Pultarova published

NASA's Jupiter-exploring Juno spacecraft captured its most detailed images of the ice-covered, ocean-bearing moon Europa.

raw image of jupiter moon europa

Behold! Our closest view of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa in 22 years

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's Juno spacecraft skimmed close above the surface of icy Europa Thursday (Sept. 29), capturing a view of the crust that is just the start of our new study of this ocean world.

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Juno flies past Jupiter's icy moon Europa in 1st spacecraft visit since 2000

By Andrew Jones last updated

NASA's Juno probe is all set for a close flyby of Jupiter's icy moon Europa on Thursday (Sept. 29), which could possibly reveal tremendous new insights into Europa's crust and interior.

JunoCam

Behold this fantastic 3D animation of Jupiter's frosting-like clouds

By Jeff Spry published

New JunoCam 3D renders of Jupiter's cloud tops look like a magical fairyland.

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NASA's Juno probe will peer beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa

By Keith Cooper published

NASA's Juno probe will come closer to Europa than any spacecraft has in 20 years. Here's what Juno will investigate at the icy moon.

A new image captured by NASA's Jupiter explorer Juno reveals colorful details in the planet's atmosphere.

Jupiter's true colors pop in new images from NASA's Juno mission

By Tereza Pultarova published

A new image captured by NASA's Juno mission reveals features in Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere in the same colors a human observer would see.

the great red spot

Jupiter scientists need your help hunting for storms in stunning photos

By Elizabeth Howell published

Humongous storms on Jupiter are the focus of a new citizen science project hosted on Zooniverse.

NASA's Juno spacecraft imaged Jupiter and Ganymede during the mission's 40th close pass by the giant planet, on Feb. 25, 2022.

Jupiter is a whirling world in stunning (and woozy) footage from Juno spacecraft

By Elizabeth Howell published

Hang on tight as you watch this new footage of Jupiter. This sped-up view shows the perspective of NASA's Juno spacecraft as it flew above the gas giant on April 9.

NASA's Juno spacecraft imaged Jupiter and Ganymede during the mission's 40th close pass by the giant planet on Feb. 25, 2022.

Shadow of Jupiter's largest moon looms in magnificent new Juno photo

By Elizabeth Howell published

Giant Jupiter and the shadow of its biggest moon, Ganymede, dominate the view in a newly shared image based on a NASA spacecraft data.