World's fastest probe, Juno, raring to unravel mysteries of Jupiter

By Peter Spinks
Updated June 30 2016 - 2:18pm, first published June 29 2016 - 9:34pm
An artist's impression of Juno sweeping in front of Jupiter. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
An artist's impression of Juno sweeping in front of Jupiter. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech

One of NASA's most daring and dangerous missions is under way, as the Juno space probe makes its final approach to the king of planets, Jupiter, after a tortuous five-year journey spanning almost 3 billion kilometres.