NASA’s curious Jupiter probe is getting chummier with the planet’s most erratic moon, Io. The Juno spacecraft will carry out the closest encounter any mission has had with the volcanic moon in over 20 years, collecting valuable clues about its mysterious activity.
US Space agency NASA s Juno spacecraft is set to make a historic flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io which is the closest encounter that any mission has had in the last 20 years.
The Juno spacecraft is about to reach its closest flyby to Io on Dec. 30. After 12 years of journey in deep space, NASA's Juno spacecraft is about to get the closest look into Jupiter's moon Io this Saturday, Dec.