Juno probe enters into orbit around Jupiter
 

Juno probe enters into orbit around Jupiter - BBC News

The US space agency has successfully put a new probe in orbit around Jupiter.

The Juno satellite, which left Earth five years ago, had to fire a rocket engine to slow its approach to the planet and get caught by its gravity.

A sequence of tones transmitted from the spacecraft confirmed the braking manoeuvre had gone as planned.

Receipt of the radio messages prompted wild cheering at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

"All stations on Juno co-ord, we have the tone for burn cut-off on Delta B," Juno Mission Control had announced. "Roger Juno, welcome to Jupiter."

Scientists plan to use the spacecraft to sense the planet's deep interior. They think the structure and the chemistry of its insides hold clues to how this giant world formed some four-and-a-half-billion years ago.



In other news: China builds worlds biggest Satellite Dish

China fits final piece on world's largest radio telescope - BBC News

China has fitted the final piece on what will be the world's largest radio telescope, due to begin operations in September, state media report.

The 500m-wide Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, is the size of 30 football fields.

The $180m (£135m) satellite project will be used to explore space and help look for extraterrestrial life


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I'm always excited about space related shit :banana

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Juno probe enters into orbit around Jupiter, sounds like the name of a porn movie by Mel Brooks

Maybe if it was "Juno probe enters into orbit around Uranus."

I'm dying :1orglaugh:1orglaugh