Juno arrives at Jupiter: 'It's the end of the voyage, but it's the beginning of the science'

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 04:01 in Astronomy & Space

After traveling through the solar system for nearly five years, NASA’s Juno spacecraft reached Jupiter Monday night and began orbiting the mysterious planet at 8:53 p.m. Pacific time, a mere one-second deviation from its intended schedule. Upon hearing the tone that signaled Jupiter’s entry into...

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