[DefCynodont119]

Today^(7/4/16)the Juno probe Performs It's orbital insertion burn around Jupiter, This is the first time sense Galileo a spacecraft has gone to Jupiter with the purpose of staying there, and the king of the planets awaits. . . http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html

Watch live at: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public

From the mission website: "Juno will improve our understanding of the solar system's beginnings by revealing the origin and evolution of Jupiter.

Specifically, Juno will…

    Determine how much water is in Jupiter's atmosphere, which helps determine which planet formation theory is correct (or if new theories are needed)
    Look deep into Jupiter's atmosphere to measure composition, temperature, cloud motions and other properties
    Map Jupiter's magnetic and gravity fields, revealing the planet's deep structure
    Explore and study Jupiter's magnetosphere near the planet's poles, especially the auroras – Jupiter's northern and southern lights – providing new insights about how the planet's enormous magnetic force field affects its atmosphere." -NASA

Who else will be watching the control room live? Is anyone else hyped to hopefully find out what's going on in Jupiter's core? and does anyone here remember the "HI JUNO" thing we did during It's Earth slingshot?

And as for this happening on the 4th: I, for one; think that all holidays/anniversaries should be celebrated by the coincidentally timed orbital insertion of spacecraft around planetary bodies. Not to mention that Jovian lightning storms make the best fireworks.









_{"Hail Probe! Probe has done great things for great nations, Probe will transmit the images that bring us salvation" -The orbiter/kerbal communities}

[DefCynodont119]

At 7:30 PDT Nial biting Coverage starts.

[DefCynodont119]

Success! We are In orbit of Jupiter!


Science will start in August.

[watsisname]

Watched the orbital insertion live; that was pretty exciting.  
Also, there is an excellent free program for visualizing the mission trajectory, as well as Jupiter's badass radiation belts and other cool stuff, available through NASA here:
http://eyes.nasa.gov/

[Bryan See]

Too bad I never get to see it, but it's awesome anyway. Great work, NASA!