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NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been exploring Jupiter since 2016, revealing surprising insights into the planet’s storms, core, magnetic field, and moons before its mission ends in September 2025.

Why it matters: Juno overturned decades of assumptions about Jupiter’s structure, storms, and formation, reshaping planetary science.

The big picture: The mission helps decode the solar system’s origins by studying Jupiter, the first planet to form after the sun.

Stunning stat: Juno’s instruments detected Jupiter’s Great Red Spot extends 300 miles deep—55 times taller than Mount Everest.

Commenters say: Readers admire Juno’s beautiful images and discoveries, while some express curiosity about future missions like intercepting interstellar objects.