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NASA spacecraft finally arriving at Jupiter

After traveling 1.8 billion miles over five years, NASA's Juno spacecraft has almost reached Jupiter.

Juno will be the first spacecraft in more than a decade to orbit the planet.

NASA's solar-powered spacecraft "Juno" is expected to start orbiting Jupiter Monday night.  During its mission -- Juno will circle the planet 37 times -- soaring low over its cloud tops. It will study Jupiter's auroras and gather information to help scientists better understand its atmosphere and how it was formed.

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