Juno Captures Jupiter's Enthralling Poles From 2,500 Miles

Juno is sending data from Jupiter back to us, courtesy of the Deep Space Network, and the first images are meeting our hyped-up expectations. On August 27, the Juno spacecraft came within about 4,200 km. (2,500 miles) of Jupiter's cloud tops. All of Juno's instruments were active, and along with some high-quality images in visual and infrared, Juno also captured the sound that Jupiter produces. Juno has captured the first images of Jupiter's north pole. Beyond their interest as pure, unprecedent...