Nasa's Jupiter flyby is a confidence booster

Following last year's computer glitch, Juno has successfully gathered data on the composition of the planet's atmosphere

Nasa's Juno spacecraft has skimmed past Jupiter's north and south pole, returning data on the giant planet and its atmosphere.

The flyby took place on 2 February at 12:57 GMT. Travelling at 129,000mph relative to the planet, the solar powered spacecraft made its close approach over Jupiter's north pole before skirting the planet and exiting over the south pole. At closest approach, Juno was 2,670 miles above the cloud tops.