Nasa's Juno spacecraft makes cosmic date with JupiterNASA Nasa's Juno spacecraft captured this view at a distance of 10.9 million kilometres from Jupiter. The solar-powered spacecraft is now set for the closest encounter with the biggest planet in our solar system. NASA It is hoped Juno will help unlock secrets of the solar system and about the giant planet itself. Unlocking its history may hold clues to understanding how Earth and the rest of the solar system developed. Photo: NASAAlong the way, Juno became the first spacecraft to cruise that far out powered by the Sun, beating Europe's comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft.

Source: Stuff July 04, 2016 20:18 UTC