NASA Spacecraft Slingshots By Earth On Way to Jupiter, Snaps Photos

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 15:30 in Astronomy & Space

NASA’s Juno spacecraft came within 347 miles (558 kilometers) of Earth during its closest approach, which occurred at 3:21 p.m. EDT (1921 GMT) today over South Africa. The maneuver boosts Juno’s speed for the long trip to Jupiter.

Read the whole article on Space.com

More from Space.com

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net