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Discovery with Juno – The Hindu (July 06, 2016)

In yet another remarkable achievement, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Juno spacecraft has successfully entered the orbit around Jupiter without being knocked down by the planet’s intense magnetic field and radiation. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Orbit (noun) – course, path, circuit, trajectory.
Spacecraft (noun) – a vehicle that is used for travel in space.
Knock down (phrasal verb) – pull down, demolish, destroy.
Predecessor (noun) – something which is outdated/obsolete (replaced the latest one).
Array of (noun) – an arrangement of.
On board (adjective) – on a vehicle (spacecraft).
Probe (noun) – a small device.
See through (phrasal verb) – penetrate, go through; get the true nature of, realize, understand.
Of interest (phrase) – interesting, attracting.
Objective (noun) – aim, intention, purpose, target, goal.
Evolution (noun) – development, transformation, progression, expansion.
Uncover (verb) – detect, discover, find out, unearth, expose.
Aurora (noun) – natural appearance of “streamers” (streamer is a luminous matter visible on a planets’ polar regions). This (natural & luminous) streamer is produced by the interaction of charged particles from the sun (light) and the planet’s magnetic field lines.
In earnest (phrase) – serious, sincere, committed, determined.
Gravitational field (noun) – a space, around an object (with mass), which feels gravitation force of attraction of another object.
Vault (noun) – arched roof, arched ceiling, dome.
Compromise (verb) – weaken, undermine, damage.
Life span (noun) – a time duration of existence of something.
Invaluable (adjective) – indispensable, crucial, useful, vital.
Incinerate (verb) – burn, destroy (by burning) completely.

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