Why with Nye

Bill Nye unravels the mysteries of solar-powered space travel. See how NASA's Juno spacecraft will use the power of the sun to keep the juice running during its long journey to and orbits of Jupiter.

On October 9, 2013, NASA's Juno spacecraft used the Earth's gravity to slingshot it all the way to Jupiter. Bill Nye gives the inside scoop on Juno's historic Earth flyby.

Watch as Bill Nye shows how NASA's Juno spacecraft will use a combination of cutting-edge technology and the good old Doppler effect to take a peek deep inside the gas giant planet.

Bill Nye goes deep inside Jupiter’s mysterious Great Red Spot. First discovered over three centuries ago, this super storm is a gigantic, swirling mass of gas and clouds that is bigger than three Earths combined. NASA’s Juno mission hopes to reveal many of the secrets of the Great Red Spot.

Bill Nye sheds some light on the similarities and differences between Jupiter and the sun.

Watch Bill Nye explain how NASA will successfully steer the Juno spacecraft into orbit around Jupiter. Nye reveals the science behind interplanetary navigation. In the vast reaches of space, being of course by even a single degree can have catastrophic result.

Bill Nye takes on Jupiter's deadly radiation. Jupiter produces the radiation equivalent of 100 million X-rays. Nye explains how NASA protects the instruments on the Juno spacecraft from this incredibly fierce environment.

Bill Nye explains how Jupiter helped spread the building blocks of life and the planet's role in the formation of our solar system.