NASA's Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter's Obit

NASA's Juno spacecraft has successfully entered Jupiter's orbit, marking a significant achievement as the first solar-powered spacecraft to reach the outer planets. The mission aims to study Jupiter's formation, composition, and magnetic fields, which are crucial for understanding the solar system's origins. Despite challenges like intense radiation, Juno's technology, including low-power electronics, enables it to conduct its mission. The data collected will help answer existing questions and pose new ones about Jupiter and other planets, including exoplanets.

What makes Jupiter a significant focus for scientific study?

• It has the least amount of radiation in the solar system.

• It is the smallest planet in the solar system.

• It was the last planet to form in the solar system.

• It is mostly made up of elements similar to other planets and us.

What is one of the major challenges faced by the Juno mission?

• Lack of solar power.

• Intense radiation around Jupiter.

• Insufficient fuel for the journey.

• Communication delays with Earth.

When was the Juno spacecraft launched?

• August 5th, 2011

• June 1st, 2015

• July 4th, 2016

• September 12th, 2010

What is unique about Jupiter's magnetic field?

• It has no effect on the spacecraft.

• It is the largest among the planets in the solar system.

• It is weaker than Earth's magnetic field.

• It is the smallest in the solar system.

What potential new questions might arise from the Juno mission's findings?

• The distance between Earth and Jupiter.

• How to build faster spacecraft.

• The role of Jupiter in the solar system's formation.

• The possibility of life on Mars.