Video: Bill Nye Teaches Us About the Juno Solar-Powered Spacecraft
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With the help of miniature models and a hair dryer
The Juno Space craft is on a mission to Jupiter, to study the planet's atmosphere and magnetic fields. The spacecraft launched in August 2011 and will finally reach its destination in July 2016.
Throughout its journey, the spacecraft will rely on solar power, even when it's 484 million miles away from the sun. Famed science guy Bill Nye explains how it will do this and demonstrate just how energy efficient the Juno Spacecraft is.
To see Nye in action, check out the video below from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory:
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