A solar-powered spacecraft is circling Jupiter on a mission to map the huge planet and explore its gravity and magnetic fields.
Several St. Cloud State students and professors are watching the Juno spacecraft mission closely, due to their involvement with a local project that involves studying Jupiter via radio signals.
Todd Vaccaro is an assistant professor of physics at SCSU, he says some of his students have taken part in a project called Radio Jove. The project involves setting up an antenna to intercept electromagnetic rays from Jupiter.
Read more: http://wjon.com/scsu-astronomers-intently-watch-jupiter-probes-mission/?trackback=tsmclip
