Juno Probe Promises Exciting Year For Planetary Science

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—This year shaped up as a momentous one for planetary science, especially for discovery in the outer Solar System, and NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno mission promises to help make 2016 memorable as well. Launched on Aug. 5, 2011, as a $1.1 billion mission, the solar-powered Juno spacecraft is on...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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