Unlocking the secrets of Jupiter's mysterious moons with Juno, this week on Planetary Radio.

I'm Sarah El Ahmed of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

NASA's Juno spacecraft has taught us a lot about Jupiter, but what about the moons that orbit it?

We dealt deeper into the fascinating new discoveries about Ganymede, Europa, and Io with Scott Bolton,

the principal investigator of NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter.

Then we'll kick it over to Dr. Bruce Betts, the chief scientist of the Planetary Society for what's up and your weekly guide to the night sky.

Now onto some of this week's space mission briefings.

The Indian Space Research Organization announced last week that the launch of their Shukrayan-1 Venus orbiter might be delayed.

The mission aims to study the Venusian atmosphere, geology, and potentially look for signs of life.

Shukrayan was originally planned to launch in 2024, but it hasn't yet received official approval from the Indian government.

This could push the launch back until 2031.

In the United States, SpaceX has reported that it's getting closer to its first orbital launch of the Starship.

Our reusable, super heavy lift launch vehicle.

They're preparing for a final series of tests before an orbital launch attempt in the coming weeks.

The company currently does not have a launch license from the US's Federal Aviation Administration for the vehicle.

And it should be noted that SpaceX has a history of being a little inaccurate with their predictions regarding the readiness of Starship for launch.

But even so, it's very exciting.

And for those of you who love staring up at the moon, the National Science Foundation's Greenbank Telescope in West Virginia USA has captured the most detailed images of the moon ever taken from Earth using a new prototype radar system.

The system captured high-resolution images showing the beautiful details of Tyco Crater, a large impact in the moon's southern hemisphere.

This system will be used to detect distant asteroids that could potentially pose a threat to Earth.

But in the meantime, its pretty pictures are definitely worth a peek.

We share more information about these stories and the beautiful new images of the moon in our January 20th edition of the Downlink, the Planetary Society's Weekly Newsletter.

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