AS NASA's Juno spacecraft closes in for its Monday arrival at Jupiter, many other eyes are also staring at the solar system's largest planet.

美国宇航局(NASA)的“朱诺号”探测器将于周一抵达木星。随着这一天的临近，其他很多双眼睛也在盯着太阳系最大的行星木星。

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NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft is ready to blast off Friday on a landmark mission to Jupiter aimed gaining new insight into the origin and evolution of the solar system's largest planet.

美国航空航天局的太阳能航天器“朱诺号”已经为星期五前往木星的极具里程碑意义的发射升空作好准备。“朱诺号”此行的使命是进一步了解木星这个太阳系最大行星的起源和进化情况。

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The launch period for Juno opens Aug. 5 and extends through Aug. 26. The spacecraft is expected to arrive at Jupiter in 2016.

朱诺的发射时间从8月5日一直到8月26日，它预计应该在2016年到达木星。

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Nasa's Juno spacecraft will execute the second of two big burns on its main engine on Tuesday.

BBC: Juno Jupiter probe gets British boost

Today, this quiet corner of England is developing propulsion systems for important spacecraft like Juno.

BBC: Juno Jupiter probe gets British boost