Mission Juno
Artist\u2019s Impression of a Juno and Jupiter. Credit:\xa0NASA\nIn July 2016 NASA\u2019s Juno spacecraft\xa0completed its five year journey to the planet Jupiter. On board is\xa0a suite of instruments and\xa0experiments that will provide exquisite insight into the history of our Solar System\u2019s largest planet.\nThe process\xa0of Jupiter\u2019s formation is a long-standing mystery that planetary scientists have been\xa0trying to answer for decades. As the University of Leicester\u2019s Dr Leigh Fletcher explains, Juno will make careful measurements of Jupiter\u2019s gravitational field and yield crucial information about its interior.\n\nOriginally broadcast on 28th July 2016 as part of Pythagoras\u2019 Trousers on Radio Cardiff.