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Iconic series exploring space science and the incredible universe all around us.

Look up! Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Chris Lintott present the iconic, inspirational look at cutting-edge space science and the incredible universe all around us.

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The Sky at Night: Jupiter: Up Close and Personal

Jupiter: Up Close and Personal

10/06/2018

BBC Four - The Sky at Night, Jupiter: Up Close and Personal

How Nasa's Juno spacecraft's images of Jupiter provide new scientific insight.

How Nasa's Juno spacecraft's images of Jupiter provide new insight, from an understanding of its formation to revelations about its raging storms.

Nasa's Juno spacecraft is currently making its 13th orbit of Jupiter on one of the most ambitious and risky space missions ever undertaken. The astonishing images it has captured are not just visually stunning, they also deliver spectacular scientific insight, revolutionising our ideas about Jupiter. Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores these stunning discoveries, from a new understanding of Jupiter's core and formation to revelations about how deep its raging storms penetrate the planet's mysterious interior.

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