Jupiter Mission Set to Explore Icy Worlds

The spacecraft Juice will study three of Jupiter's largest moons.

Jupiter Mission Set to Explore Icy Worlds

A historic mission to Jupiter will soon be launched.

The European Space Agency spacecraft named Juice (for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) is set to embark on an eight-year voyage toward the planet Jupiter and its three largest moons. Juice will launch on Friday morning Eastern Time, from Kourou in French Guiana. This is after an earlier failure.

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