Juno’s Arrival and Initial Discoveries

NASA’s Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter in July 2016, embarking on a mission to unravel the gas giant’s mysteries. Initial findings from the probe’s first passes were already groundbreaking. Juno’s instruments peered beneath Jupiter’s swirling clouds, revealing a complex internal structure far more dynamic than previously imagined. The data suggested a far less uniform distribution of mass than expected, challenging established models of giant planet formation and evolution.

Mapping Jupiter’s Magnetic Field

One of Juno’s primary objectives is to map Jupiter’s powerful magnetic field, the strongest in the solar system. The mission has revealed an