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'Next stop, Jupiter': NASA's mission to the giant planet blasts off
NASA launches Juno, its newest planetary explorer, on a 1.7 billion-mile, five-year voyage to Jupiter. Scientists hope to pierce Jupiter's cloudy veil and fill in the blanks on the origins of the oldest planet.
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Lego figures to Jupiter on Juno spacecraft. Why send toys into space?Lego figures to Jupiter project is an attempt to inspire children to be interested in science, math, engineering and technology.
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What NASA hopes to learn from Juno spacecraft on Jupiter mission
Jupiter, perhaps more than any object in the solar system, is thought to hold the key to understanding planet formation. On Friday, NASA sends the Juno spacecraft hurtling toward Jupiter to probe the planet's constituent parts.
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