Wave hello to Jupiter-bound Juno probe as it flies by Earth to 'refuel' 

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 11:31 in Astronomy & Space

A NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter will buzz Earth Wednesday to snag a gravity speed boost that will slingshot it toward the largest planet in the solar system.The Juno spacecraft will be within 350 miles (560 kilometers) of Earth when it zooms by our planet at 3:21 p.m. EDT.

Read the whole article on MSNBC: Science

More from MSNBC: Science

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net