By — Lora Strum Lora Strum By — Julia Griffin Julia Griffin Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/nasas-juno-zooms-in-on-jupiter Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter NASA’s Juno zooms in on Jupiter Science Jun 30, 2016 4:53 PM EDT On Independence Day, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, and beam photos and other data 1.8 billion miles back to Earth. After traveling five years and 1,740 million miles at more than 150,000 miles per hour, Juno will be the closest any spacecraft has ever been to Jupiter. At the end of its landmark mission, @NASA will crash Juno into the gas giant. In advance of this event, @NewsHour has gathered a special Twitter preview to show the scope, impact and innovation of this project. See below for our recap of the #Juno to Jupiter preview. [View the story “Twitter Story: #Juno” on Storify] By — Lora Strum Lora Strum By — Julia Griffin Julia Griffin Julia Griffin is senior coordinator of digital video at PBS NewsHour where she oversees the daily production of video content for the organization’s website and social media platforms.
On Independence Day, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, and beam photos and other data 1.8 billion miles back to Earth. After traveling five years and 1,740 million miles at more than 150,000 miles per hour, Juno will be the closest any spacecraft has ever been to Jupiter. At the end of its landmark mission, @NASA will crash Juno into the gas giant. In advance of this event, @NewsHour has gathered a special Twitter preview to show the scope, impact and innovation of this project. See below for our recap of the #Juno to Jupiter preview. [View the story “Twitter Story: #Juno” on Storify]