After a last-minute delay, NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter launched today, just after 12:25 PM local time. Juno is a US$1.1 billion mission to the largest planet in the solar system. After a five-year journey it will enter a highly elliptical orbit around Jupiter, skimming it 33 times before finally entering the atmosphere. Researchers hope that the spacecraft will tell them more about Jupiter’s origins and composition. Click hear to learn more about Juno!

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