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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 ...
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Jupiter's moon Europa captured by Juno spacecraft in close flyby

NASA Juno mission captured amazing new imagery of Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft flew about 219 miles (352 kilometers) ...
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NASA spacecraft Juno on a mission to map, explore Jupiter

PASADENA, Calif. -- Launched by NASA in August 2011, the spacecraft Juno is set to arrive at Jupiter on July 4. Currently cartwheeling through space, once Juno gets close enough to Jupiter, it will ...
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft offers fresh insight into Europa's icy ocean and its potential to support life

You have likely heard Europa described as one of the most promising places to search for life beyond Earth. The icy moon of Jupiter holds a global ocean beneath its frozen surface, along with the ...
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This NASA spacecraft could soon end its mission with a fiery death on Jupiter

A mission to Jupiter launched over a decade ago is about to complete its work with a fiery plunge into the planet’s depths sometime this month. NASA’s Juno orbiter spacecraft reached Jupiter in 2016, ...
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NASA’s Juno Mission coming to end after 14 years

ST. LOUIS – NASA’s Juno Mission will soon be coming to an end. Launched in 2011, the four-ton probe and its wide solar arrays arrived at Jupiter in 2016. Its mission? Look beneath the dense, ...