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Fwd: Science Times: NASA’s Juno Enters Jupiter’s Orbit, Capping 5-Year Voyage

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Juno's camera took this photograph of Jupiter on June 29 at a distance of 3.3 million miles, the last image before the camera was turned off in preparation for the spacecraft's arrival.

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Juno Enters Jupiter's Orbit, Capping 5-Year Voyage

By KENNETH CHANG

A signal from the spacecraft Monday night confirmed that it had arrived at the planet, on a mission NASA hopes will yield clues about the origins of our solar system.

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A Mississippi project, a centerpiece of President Obama's climate plan, has been plagued by cost overruns and questions of who will pay.

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It's not just mosquitoes. Two reports suggest that women in South America, especially of childbearing age, are likelier to be infected than men.

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Among the planet's 3,000 mosquito species, here are some of the notorious ones in the United States that can transmit diseases like the Zika virus to humans.