ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will return to Earth on 19–20 August, with flight controllers guiding the spacecraft first past the moon and then past Earth itself. This "braking" maneuver ...

The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft left Earth behind this past April en route to the gas giant Jupiter and its enormous collection of moons. That won't happen for a few years, though. For ...

On 17 November 2023, ESA's Juice spacecraft carried out one of the largest and most important maneuvers in its eight-year journey to Jupiter. Using its main engine, Juice changed its orbit around the ...

A spacecraft bound for Jupiter just took a few snapshots of Earth as it slingshotted past its home planet. It’s next stop? Venus. The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) ...

The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft — which stands for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer — has completed a historic, first-of-its-kind flyby of Earth and the moon. "The gravity assist flyby was ...

ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is ultimately headed for the Jovian system, but on Aug. 20, it took a quick look at Earth. The spacecraft returned some very exciting news: the Earth is indeed ...

The Juice spacecraft, a European Space Agency mission to visit the icy moons of Jupiter, has just made a world’s first maneuver. This week, the craft swung back to Earth on its way to Jupiter and used ...

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft captured a view of the expansive Pacific Ocean. Credit: ESA / Juice / JMC To slingshot through the solar system, a spacecraft zipped between Earth ...

Europe’s Juice spacecraft has completed the world’s first lunar-Earth flyby. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer — aka Juice — harnessed the gravity of Earth to sling itself in the direction of Venus. The ...

Yes, you read that right. According to JUICE, the earth does indeed have the ingredients for life. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

Europe's Jupiter probe has captured a stunning view of Earth, the moon and a surprise planetary guest. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...