What is "juno"

Juno \Ju"no\ (j[=u]"n[-o]), n.; pl. Junos (j[=u]"n[-o]z). [L.]

1. (Rom. Myth.) The queen of the Olympian gods, the sister and wife of Jupiter, and the goddess who presided over marriage. She corresponds to the Greek Hera.

   Sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes.
   --Shak.

2. (Astron.) One of the early discovered asteroids.

   Bird of Juno, the peacock.

Roman goddess of women and marriage, mid-14c., perhaps literally "the young one" (perhaps as goddess of the new moon), from an Italic root akin to Latin iunior "younger," iuvenis "young" (see young).

Juno may refer to:

• Juno (mythology), the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods

Juno is an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counselor of the state. She is a daughter of Saturn and sister (but also the wife) of the chief god Jupiter and the mother of Mars and Vulcan. Juno also looked after the women of Rome. Her Greek equivalent was Hera. Her Etruscan counterpart was Uni. As the patron goddess of Rome and the Roman Empire, Juno was called ("Queen") and, together with Jupiter and Minerva, was worshipped as a triad on the Capitol (Juno Capitolina) in Rome.

Juno's own warlike aspect among the Romans is apparent in her attire. She often appeared sitting pictured with a peacock armed and wearing a goatskin cloak. The traditional depiction of this warlike aspect was assimilated from the Greek goddess Hera, whose goatskin was called the 'aegis'.

Juno was an American indie rock band formed in Seattle in 1995. They released two studio albums, disbanding in 2003.

Juno is a musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based closely on the 1924 play Juno and the Paycock by Seán O'Casey. The story centers on the disintegration of an Irish family in Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Irish War of Independence. Juno is a hardworking matriarch who strives to hold her family together in the face of war, betrayal, and her worthless husband's drinking.

The original production opened on Broadway in 1959 and closed after only 16 performances. Its somber tone did not please the critics, who were disappointed that its stars, particularly Shirley Booth, did not have an opportunity to play comedy. The score and original cast album have found some praise. Several revivals have been staged, but none has met with great success.

Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter after entering orbit on 11:53pm EDST, July 4, 2016; the prelude to 20 months of scientific data collection to be followed by a planned deorbit. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011, as part of the New Frontiers program, and ranged into Jupiter's orbit on July 4, 2016.

Juno maneuver on 4 July has put it into a polar orbit to study Jupiter's composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere. Juno will also search for clues about how the planet formed, including whether it has a rocky core, the amount of water present within the deep atmosphere, mass distribution, and its deep winds, which can reach speeds of 618 kilometers per hour (384 mph).

Juno is only the second spacecraft to orbit Jupiter and the first solar powered craft to do so, following behind the nuclear powered Galileo probe, which orbited from 1995 to 2003.

Unlike all the earlier nuclear powered spacecraft to the outer planets, the Juno spacecraft is powered only by solar arrays, commonly used by satellites orbiting Earth and working in the inner Solar System, whereas radioisotope thermoelectric generators are commonly used for missions to the outer Solar System and beyond. For Juno, however, three solar array wings, the largest ever deployed on a planetary probe, play an integral role in stabilizing the spacecraft as well as generating power.

The mission had previously been referred to by the backronym JUpiter Near-polar Orbiter in a list of NASA acronyms.

Music from the Motion Picture Juno, released on January 8, 2008, is the soundtrack that accompanies the Academy Award-winning film Juno. The album compiles mostly indie rock songs from the 2000s and was popular enough critically and commercially to see other compilations and expanded re-releases in subsequent years.

Kim Jun-ho (born on 15 December 1986) is a South Korean singer, who is mainly active in Japan and China, where he is more well known by his stage names JUNO and ZUNO. His younger fraternal twin brother is JYJ-member Junsu. In 2014 he changed his name to Kim Moo-young.

Juno is a US startup company in the ride-sharing space. The company has an equity structure that will facilitate drivers owning fifty percent of the founder's equity by 2026. In addition, Juno has announced that it will take a "smaller cut off every ride: Just 10% compared to Uber's 20% to 25%", as part of a strategy to attract and retain happier drivers.

Juno will launch its ride sharing services in New York City.

Juno is a 2007 Canadian-American comedy-drama independent film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, and J. K. Simmons also star. Filming spanned from early February to March 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It premiered on September 8 at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation.

Juno won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and earned three other Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Page. The film's soundtrack, featuring several songs performed by Kimya Dawson in various guises, was the first chart-topping soundtrack since Dreamgirls and 20th Century Fox's first number one soundtrack since Titanic. Juno earned back its initial budget of $6.5 million in twenty days, the first nineteen of which were when the film was in limited release. It went on to earn $231 million. Juno received acclaim from critics, many of whom placed the film on their top ten lists for the year. It has received criticism and praise from members of both the pro-life and pro-choice communities regarding its treatment of abortion.

Jon Korhonen (born 5 January 1987 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish rapper of Kenyan origin.

Born in Helsinki, he lived in the city's Kruununhaka and Pihlajamäki neighborhoods, performing from the early 2000s. In 2005 he appeared as Juno in a TV reality show called Rap SM in the Finnish language rap section of the show. The other rappers in the Finnish leg were Kajo and Ruudolf.

Juno joining various successful formations. Juno was first in the duo Hulabaloo with Mr. KO using hip hop, rap and electro influences. Signed to 3rd Rail Music record label, the duo released the album Sirkusteltta in 2008.

But he also continued his solo efforts in 2008 releasing 10 December 2008 his debut solo album 13 on Yellowmic Records that was produced by Sakke Aalto. In the summer of 2009, he also released his own EP Kettoteippi

In 2009, he became part of the four-member hip hop band SMC Lähiörotat alongside Avionin Prinssi, Erä-Koira and Thono Slowknow. The band had immediate success particularly with the 2009 hit / music video "SMC Hoodrats".

Meanwhile, he also continued posting his own materials like "Suomileffas" (with McVilleGalle) and "Äänitorvia" (with Kosola) and notably his second studio album V-Tyyli on 27 January 2010 with Monsp Records followed by J.K x 2 Tunti terapiaa on 13 October 2010. Notable singles included "Pelotteluu" and "Yks risti kaks".

The band SMC Lähiörotat released their 2011 album Raffii Suomi-flättii. The album peaked at number 2 on The Official Finnish Charts in June 2011. Singles included title track "Raffii Suomi-flättii" with Asa, HenryWho? & Ameeba. Other collaborations included Notkea Rotta, Jodarok, Aqustiikka, Raimo etc. An accompanying DVD was also marketed with the album.

Juno's third major cooperation was in the Finnish rap / reggae / folk formation Elokuu that started in 2011 as a trio including Juno, Nopsajalka and Jonas W. Karlsson. Elokuu has had considerable success with its 2012 album Hääväki saapuu which reached number two on The Official Finnish Charts Hit singles included the very successful "Soutaa huopaa" (number 2 in charts) and "Saatilla"

Juno is now working on his fourth studio album to be released in April 2013 titled 050187 while still contributing to the Elokuu project.

Juno also regularly contributes to Parasta buddhaa (Best of Buddha) project run by Green Buddha Records with several tracks in both Parasta buddhaa (2010) and Parasta buddhaa 2 (2012). Green Buddha Records (GBR) has assembled a great number of hip hop artists that besides Juno included Matinpoika, McVilleKalle, Jare, Ama-T, Elia, Sam the Mään a.k.a. Okku, Dj Ink, DJ Double M, Anselmi Oksman and Antti "Kopa" Kosonen

Juno also known as folate receptor 4, folate receptor delta or IZUMO1R is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FOLR4 gene. Juno is a member of the folate receptor family and is located on the surface of the mammalian egg cell that recognizes its sperm-riding counterpart, IZUMO1, and facilitates fertilization. The protein was named after Juno, the Roman goddess of fertility and marriage.

After the initial fertilisation stage, a sudden decrease of Juno from the egg cell surface occurs and Juno becomes virtually undetectable after just 40 minutes. Still, after fertilization via intracytoplasmic sperm injection, the egg cell does not lose cell-surface expression of Juno, which suggests that Juno contributes to the prevention of polyspermy. Mice lacking Juno on the surface of their egg cells are infertile because their egg cells do not fuse with normal sperm, demonstrating Juno's essential role in the fertility of female mice.