Can Jupiter unlock the secrets of Earth’s formation? How did a team engineer a spacecraft to endure a toxic mix of radiation and gaseous turbulence? Jupiter: Close Encounter delivers a comprehensive, hour-long look at the extreme journey of NASA’s heavily armored Juno Spacecraft on an odyssey to the largest planet in the solar system.
Anchored by Daily Planet co-host Dr. Dan Riskin from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, Jupiter: Close Encounter follows NASA’s Juno Spacecraft mission as it attempts to enter a “polar orbit” around the king of the solar system for the first time ever on July 4th. The landmark mission will study the planet’s spectacular auroras, seek the inner-most core, and wade into Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. The gripping one-hour special introduces viewers to the dedicated and incredible team behind the high stakes mission – scientists determined to provide new answers to the mystery of the solar system, Earth, and life itself.
Jupiter: Close Encounter is produced by Discovery’s Exploration Production Inc. (EPI), the same team that brought viewers 2015’s Pluto: First Encounter, which reached 1.4 million total viewers when it premiered on July 15, 2015.
Following its world premiere in Canada, Jupiter: Close Encounter will air around the world on Discovery International networks, including Eastern, Central, and Western Europe, the U.K., Scandinavia, the Middle-East and Africa, China, India, South and Central Asia, Australia, South America, and the U.S.
Jupiter: Close Encounter premieres on Tuesday, July 5th at 7pm on Discovery Canada.
