NASA's Juno Just Got Its Closest Look Yet At Jupiter

<p>NASA&#39;s solar-powered probe just got an up-close look at Jupiter.</p><p>On Saturday, Juno made its closest pass yet at 2,600 miles above Jupiter&#39;s clouds. It sent back a detailed photo. More high-resolution photos are expected to be released in the coming weeks.&nbsp;</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/nasa-chooses-6-companies-to-make-deep-space-habitats/">Deep-Space Exploration Requires Habitats, And NASA's On It</a></b></p><p>Juno made its way into Jupiter&#39;s orbit July 4, nearly five years after it launched. It sent back the first&nbsp;<a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/five-years-later-juno-finally-got-the-first-in-orbit-photo-of-jupiter/" target="_blank">in-orbit photo</a>&nbsp;of the gas planet July 10.</p><p>According to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasas-juno-successfully-completes-jupiter-flyby" target="_blank">post from NASA</a>, Saturday was the first time all of Juno&#39;s instruments were up and running and apparently things went as expected.</p><p>&quot;Early post-flyby telemetry indicates that everything worked as planned and Juno is firing on all cylinders,&quot; Juno project manager Rick Nybakken said in a statement.</p><p>Juno&#39;s mission includes figuring out how Jupiter came to exist, how it has changed and mapping the planet&#39;s magnetic field.</p><p>We should be getting plenty more close views of Jupiter. Before its mission ends in February 2018, Juno is expected to make 35 more close flybys.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/upswing-in-fentanyl-deaths-linked-to-drug-s-potency/">What Makes Fentanyl So Dangerous?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/drug-kingpin-s-hippos-cause-problems-in-the-wild/">A Note To Exotic-Pet Owners: Don&#039;t Let Your Pets Loose In The Wild</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/culling-wild-animals-is-still-a-controversial-subject/">Culling Wild Animals Is Still A Controversial Subject</a></li></ul>