NASA’s Juno Mission Tweets Mystery Space Squiggle

NASA’s Juno mission flung a satellite to Jupiter using the Earth’s gravity and orbit, and all we got was this space squiggle. OK, we’re actually going to get some really awesome pictures and information about Jupiter, but NASA is teasing that we’ll have to wait until next week to find out what the deal is with this cryptic image.

So what is it? A hair on the lens? Alien death ray? Mr. DNA from Jurassic Park? Here’s what NASA said on the subject:

If you want to learn more about Juno—the first solar powered satellite to explore the outer solar system—and the awesome things it will help us learn, you can watch our friend Bill Nye explain.

(via NASA Juno Mission)

Meanwhile in related links

• Here’s our original post on why Juno is amazing
• This picture of the surface of the sun is less mysterious but more frightening
• Here’s picture of Saturn that is wonderful and couldn’t have been taken from Earth

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Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.

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