Solar-powered "Juno" probe enters Jupiter's orbit

Illustration depicts NASA's Juno spacecraft in orbit above Jupiter Source: NASA

American space scientists are celebrating the successful entry of an unmanned spacecraft into Jupiter's orbit. The probe - known as Juno - took almost five years to reach the solar system's largest planet, powered only by the sun. We asked Dr. Slava Kitaeff, Research Assоciate Professor at The University of Western Australia to explain why is this mission significant?

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