LOS ANGELES, July 4 (Xinhua) -- After a journey of almost five years, Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter's Orbit at 8:53 p.m. PDT (03:53 GMT) on Monday evening, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration confirmed.
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NASA's Juno spacecraft getting close to Jupiter
LOS ANGELES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- After a journey of more than five years, U.S. space agency NASA's Juno spaceship is set to reach its final destination Jupiter and begin its orbit around the largest planet in our solar system.
According to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the probe will fire its main engine, beginning a 35-minute burn at 8:18 p.m. PDT (0318 GMT) on the evening of July 4 to be captured by Jupiter's gravity and go into the desired orbit.Full Story
