Humankind has been ogling Jupiter's Great Red Spot through our telescopes for more than 300 years. The Voyager and Galileo missions brought us closer to understanding where this 10,000-mile-wide storm comes from, but it's still swirling with mysteries. Well, it better get ready for its close-up: Next week, NASA's Juno spacecraft will come closer to the furious tempest than any spacecraft ever has before, hopefully solving some of those mysteries in the process.

On July 10, Juno will fly directly over the Great Red Spot, passing about 5,600 miles above the glaring eye. During the flyby, all eight of the spacecraft's instruments will be turned on to gather data, including its camera.