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THE VISUAL ARCHIVE / 86 FRAMES

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Artwork from the investigations, newest first. Open an image to see it larger. Every frame has a story separating the measured science from what the artwork imagines.

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Every close pass brings Juno into an environment capable of damaging spacecraft electronics. — A Probe Through the RadiationJuno’s survival depends on engineering as well as the questions it asks.The story behind this image

Juno’s gravity measurements point toward a large, dilute central region without the clean boundary once expected between Jupiter’s core and the layers above it. — A Core Known by Its GravityJuno’s radio tracking points to a more diffuse interior than a simple hard-center drawing.The story behind this image

Near Jupiter’s poles, the familiar horizontal bands give way to enormous cyclones arranged in patterns earlier missions had never seen clearly. — Cyclones at the PolesJuno’s polar views exposed atmospheric patterns earlier flybys could not follow this closely.The story behind this image

Jupiter’s auroras are immense, persistent and electrically connected to its moons, making the Jovian system behave almost like one enormous electromagnetic machine. — An Aurora Connected to MoonsJupiter’s magnetic environment links auroral emissions with surrounding plasma and satellites.The story behind this image

An instrument designed to peer into Jupiter’s atmosphere became a way of probing Europa’s ice, helping scientists constrain the shell separating space from the ocean below. — A Jupiter Instrument Looks Beneath EuropaA moon flyby gave Juno’s microwave radiometer a different target.The story behind this image

Io is continuously flexed by the gravitational architecture of the Jovian system, turning orbital mechanics into heat, magma and eruptions on a scale unknown on Earth. — A Moon Worked by GravityIo’s volcanism is powered by tidal stresses within the Jovian system.The story behind this image

A spacecraft designed around a finite lifetime became a witness beyond it. — The Spacecraft That Kept AskingExtended operation allowed Juno to gather more than its original Jupiter survey.The story behind this image

Artistic cutaway of dense solar plasma and light moving outward — The Slow Escape of Solar EnergyA glowing solar cutaway represents energy transport through layers that no camera can photograph.The story behind this image

Earth lies within the heliosphere, the immense region shaped by the Sun’s outward-flowing plasma and magnetic field. — Earth Inside the Sun’s ReachThe heliosphere is shaped by outward solar plasma, beyond the path of sunlight.The story behind this image

An artist’s impression of Parker Solar Probe above the solar limb, with its heat shield facing the Sun. — A Probe Crosses the CoronaParker Solar Probe sampled conditions in the Sun’s outer atmosphere.The story behind this image

Bright solar granules trace rising material, while darker lanes mark cooler downflows; the sunspot remains plasma rather than an opening into a hollow star. — The Sun’s Surface Is MovingGranulation and sunspots reveal different magnetic and convective conditions.The story behind this image

A conceptual view of energy moving through dense solar plasma by repeated interactions, rather than one unchanged photon following a continuous path. — Energy’s Long Route OutwardRadiation is repeatedly absorbed, emitted, and scattered inside dense solar material.The story behind this image

An artistic interpretation of the solar core, where hydrogen fusion supplies the energy that eventually emerges as sunlight. — Where the Sun’s Energy BeginsHydrogen fusion supplies energy in a core hidden from direct sight.The story behind this image

Aurora above a contemporary power network evokes the connection between solar activity and vulnerable infrastructure. — When Solar Activity Reaches a GridGeomagnetic disturbances can affect electrical infrastructure on Earth.The story behind this image

Conceptual panorama of a changing Martian surface and atmosphere — A Planet That Refuses to Stay StillOrbital and rover records show changes on Mars; this panorama gathers separate processes into one scene.The story behind this image

AI visualization of dark material across a Martian landscape in Utopia Planitia — The Dark That Spread Across Utopia PlanitiaViking and Mars Express images show a change in the extent of dark material; the scene here is a visualization.The story behind this image

AI illustration of a Martian rover studying layered rock and possible organic chemistry — Chemistry That Survived in Martian RockRovers detected organic chemistry, but the image cannot show a living source or a single proven origin.The story behind this image

Conceptual Martian winds moving dust and shaping dunes — The Wind That Rewrites MarsMartian winds move real dunes and dust; the depicted storm is an editorial scene.The story behind this image

Conceptual cutaway of layered ice beneath a Martian landscape — Ice Layers as a Climate MemoryRadar and imaging reveal layered ice; this cutaway imagines the story behind the strata.The story behind this image

AI visualization of the MAVEN spacecraft above Mars — MAVEN’s Long Watch EndsMAVEN measured atmospheric loss before its mission ended; the final spacecraft scene is imagined.The story behind this image

Conceptual view of Juno sending a radio signal through Jupiter’s atmospheric limb — A Radio Signal Along Jupiter’s EdgeRadio tracking constrains Jupiter’s atmosphere and shape; this flyby geometry is illustrative.The story behind this image

Conceptual cutaway of Jupiter with a glowing gradient suggesting a diffuse core — Jupiter’s Unseen CoreJuno weighs the planet through radio tracking; a glowing interior gradient illustrates one class of models rather than a direct view.The story behind this image

Conceptual ancient giant impact involving a young Jupiter and planetary embryo — Did an Impact Blur Jupiter’s Core?A collision is one proposed origin for a dilute core; no spacecraft observed an ancient impact.The story behind this image

Conceptual cross-section of Jupiter showing deep conducting hydrogen — Hydrogen Under Crushing PressureModels predict conductive hydrogen inside Jupiter; the interior’s colors and boundaries are invented.The story behind this image

Conceptual Jupiter cloud bands with deep wind structures below — How Deep Do Jupiter’s Winds Go?Juno traced jet streams far below the clouds; the visible flow lines are explanatory.The story behind this image

Conceptual side-by-side view of Jupiter and Saturn with diffuse interiors — Two Giants, Two Interior CluesJupiter’s gravity and Saturn’s rings point to broad interior gradients through different measurements.The story behind this image