SPACE JUPITER

Up to now, little has been known about the solar system's largest known planet, Jupiter. But all that is set to change as NASA* prepares to get its first close encounter with the planet.NASA's Juno mission was launched in 2011, and, after years of trekking across space, it is now less than a month out from entering Jupiter's orbit.

An artist's rendering of Juno passing Jupiter Source: AAP