NASA extends Juno’s mission through 2025 to explore Jupiter’s moons and rings

The Juno spacecraft, which arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016, aims to enhance our understanding of the solar system's origins by studying Jupiter's formation and evolution. During its primary mission, Juno uncovered complex atmospheric dynamics and details about Jupiter's interior and magnetic field. NASA extended Juno's mission by four years to explore the Jovian system further, including flybys of the Galilean moons and studies of Jupiter's rings and the Great Blue Spot. Juno sends data back to Earth using the Deep Space Network, a global array of radio antennas.

What was the primary goal of the Juno mission when it arrived at Jupiter in 2016?

• To study the rings of Saturn

• To improve understanding of the solar system's beginnings

• To explore Mars' surface

• To find new planets

Which of the following was NOT a discovery made by Juno during its primary mission?

• Jupiter's interior structure

• Jupiter's magnetic field

• Jupiter's volcanic activity

• Jupiter's complex atmospheric dynamics

How many additional orbits will Juno complete during its extended mission?

• 42

• 50

• 60

• 30

Which of the following moons will Juno NOT conduct flybys of during its extended mission?

• Ganymede

• Europa

• Io

• Titan

Where is one of the locations of the Deep Space Network antennas?

• Tokyo, Japan

• Canberra, Australia

• Moscow, Russia

• Berlin, Germany