Juno probe closes in on Jupiter after five-year journey from Earth

To complete its mission Nasa spacecraft must survive circuit-frying radiation storm generated by gas giant's magnetic field

Scientists are preparing for a bumpy ride as they send a spacecraft perilously close to Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system.

The Juno probe is due to reach the gas giant on 4 July after a five-year, 1.4bn-mile journey from Earth.