The culprit was probably Jupiter's incredibly intense radiation belts. There's some good news and just-okay news about NASA's mighty little spacecraft Juno, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016.

But sometimes, the gas giant gets the best of it. The Juno mission recently went into an unexpected safe mode during a scheduled flyby of Jupiter, temporarily powering down its science instruments.

Since 2016, Juno has sent back spectacular images and discoveries from Jupiter and its moons. From volcanic eruptions on Io to magnetic field data, it has revealed many secrets of the gas giant. This ...

This illustration depicts NASA’s Juno spacecraft soaring over Jupiter’s south pole. The spacecraft was making its 71st close approach to Jupiter when it unexpectedly entered into a precautionary ...

There's some good news and just-okay news about NASA's mighty little spacecraft Juno, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016. The good news is that, on Wednesday (April 9), the agency ...

NASA’S Juno spacecraft capped a five-year journey to Jupiter late Monday with a do-or-die engine burn to sling itself into orbit, setting the stage for a 20-month dance around the biggest planet in ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured the most detailed picture of Jupiter to date. A chief NASA scientist said the northern polar region is stormier than expected and is bluer than the rest of the ...

This illustration uses data obtained by NASA’s Juno mission to depict high-altitude electrical storms on Jupiter. Juno’s sensitive Stellar Reference Unit camera ...

Bolton is the lead designer and principal investigator for NASA’s Juno spacecraft, currently looping around Jupiter after traveling nearly two billion miles. The mission’s goal is to ...