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Has NASA's Juno spacecraft reached the end of its mission orbiting Jupiter?

After nearly 10 years, NASA’s Jupiter explorer Juno is likely no longer operating, with its latest mission extension ending during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The Juno spacecraft launched ...
KREM

NASA's Juno spacecraft enters Jupiter's orbit

PASADENA, Calif. — The best celebration this Independence Day wasn’t around a barbecue or fireworks show, but in a dark room filled with NASA engineers. After hours of anticipation, team members broke ...
SpaceNews

Juno Mission to Remain in Current Orbit at Jupiter

NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter, which has been in orbit around the gas giant since July 4, 2016, will remain in its current 53-day orbit for the remainder of the mission. This will allow Juno to ...
ExtremeTech

NASA's Juno will stay in its 53-day orbit around Jupiter after engine troubles

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KQED

After Breathtaking Images and Stupendous Discoveries, Spacecraft Juno Gets 4 More Years to Explore Jupiter

Before the Juno mission, little was known about the wind and cloud systems of the polar regions. The solar-powered robotic probe, whose adventure exploring the atmosphere and interior of the planet ...
SpaceNews

First Image Taken By Juno in Jupiter Orbit Released

The JunoCam camera aboard NASA’s Juno mission is operational and sending down data after the spacecraft’s July 4 arrival at Jupiter. Juno’s visible-light camera was turned on six days after Juno fired ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Juno spacecraft loops into orbit around Jupiter

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA's Juno spacecraft capped a five-year journey to Jupiter late Monday with a do-or-die engine burn to sling itself into orbit, setting the stage for a 20-month ...
Forbes

Why These Jaw-Dropping Jupiter Photos From NASA’s Juno Could Be Its Finale

New images of the biggest planet in the solar system have been sent back to Earth by NASA’s Juno spacecraft—but an engineering issue meant that only 44 of the planned 214 were taken, according to NASA ...
Government Executive

This Is the Majesty of Jupiter and Its Moons, Captured By Juno In Orbit

For 400 years, astronomers have stared through tiny eye-pieces to admire Jupiter. But now, with the NASA spacecraft Juno in orbit, we’re due some pretty breathtaking images of the largest planet in ...
WESA

Juno Space Probe Is Set To Enter Jupiter's Orbit On Monday

After a five-year journey through the solar system, NASA's $1.1 billion Juno mission is set to begin its orbit around Jupiter on Monday. But for the probe to be captured by the giant planet's gravity ...
BBC

Juno mission: Jupiter probe on course for orbit manoeuvre

The US space agency (Nasa) says its Juno probe is on course to go into orbit around the Planet Jupiter. The satellite is described as healthy and ready for what scientists concede will be a risky ...