Jupiter Mission Set to Explore Icy Worlds
The spacecraft Juice will study three of Jupiter's largest moons.
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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