Ambitious JUICE Mission Blasts Off To Explore Jupiter's Frozen Moons Harbor of Life's Origins

The JUICE Mission launched into space on April 13, 2023, beginning an 8-year journey to Jupiter to study its icy moons Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa.
JUICE aims to uncover the potential habitability of Jupiter's moons, which are thought to have subsurface oceans that could support life.
The €1.6 billion mission led by the European Space Agency involves contributions from NASA, JAXA, and ISA.
JUICE will map the moons, study their geology and chemistry, and analyze their interactions with Jupiter to determine if they can or once could sustain life.
JUICE will be the first spacecraft to orbit a moon other than Earth's, circling Ganymede for nine months.