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JunoCam images and expert ‘citizen-scientist’ processing provides stunning portrait of Jupiter and three of its Galilean moons

1 August 2023 Astronomy Now

A family portrait of Jupiter and three of its Galilean moons shows off the skills of two “citizen scientists” using public domain imagery from NASA’s Juno orbiter.

Juno orbiter captures more stunning views of Jupiter

24 June 2019 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Juno orbiter, making its 20th pass by Jupiter in May, provided another remarkable view of the giant planet’s turbulent atmosphere thanks to processing by a citizen scientist.

A dark vortex swirling in a Jovian jet stream

7 June 2019 Astronomy Now

The gift that keeps on giving, NASA’s Juno spacecraft is re-writing the textbooks about the inner workings of Jupiter, beaming back stunning photos along the way.

Dramatic Jupiter

26 February 2019 Astronomy Now

Dramatic atmospheric features in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere are captured in this view from NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

Jupiter probe captures intriguing look at a ‘brown barge’

16 September 2018 Astronomy Now

Extended oval storms known as “brown barges” are occasionally seen in Jupiter’s North and South Equatorial Belts, but they tend to blend into the surrounding area and are difficult to spot. NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently captured a clear view of a brown barge in the southern belt.

Today’s weather: stormy, with high winds and turbulence

18 June 2018 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Juno spacecraft continues to send back spectacular images of Jupiter, including this look at the giant planet’s northern temperate zone where ammonia ice clouds roam in chaos amid high-speed winds and deeper, warmer cloud structures.

Citizen-scientists fine tune Juno shots of Jupiter

22 May 2018 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Juno spacecraft is helping scientists learn more about the giant planet’s interior structure and the dynamo that powers its magnetic field, but citizen scientists are keeping the public up to date with stunning images providing unique views of the planet’s mesmerising clouds.

Jupiter’s red spot might be shrinking, but it’s still great!

10 April 2018 William Harwood

The Juno probe’s public-outreach camera routinely captures stunning views of Jupiter cloudtops and storms, including the Great Red Spot, seen here in an image processed by graphic artist Seán Doran. The GRS has been shrinking for years, but it remains easily the largest storm in the solar system and one still worthy of its name.

JunoCam images Jupiter’s north polar region

27 January 2018 Astronomy Now

The JunoCam imager aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured a stunning view of Jupiter’s north polar region, courtesy of citizen-scientist Björn Jónsson.

Jupiter’s colourful cloud belts

13 January 2018 Astronomy Now

Colourful swirling cloud belts dominate Jupiter’s southern hemisphere in this image captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft and processed by a citizen scientist.