Juno captures close-up of Jupiter's inner moon Thebe
TL;DR
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a rare close-up view of Jupiter's inner moon Thebe during a May 1, 2026 flyby, about 3,100 miles away, using its Stellar Reference Unit camera, which wasn't designed for close-up moon imaging; Thebe—discovered by Voyager 1 in 1980—is Jupiter's second-largest inner moon and remains a focus during Juno's extended mission.
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