Jupiter mission blasts off

Nasa has launched a solar-powered spacecraft on a five-year mission to Jupiter.

Jupiter mission blasts off

Nasa has launched a solar-powered spacecraft on a five-year mission to Jupiter.

The robotic explorer, named Juno, blasted off aboard an unmanned rocket today from Cape Canaveral. It will take Juno five years to reach the largest planet in the solar system.

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