ESA's JUICE Spacecraft Executes Historic Lunar-Earth Flyby
The maneuver sets JUICE on a complex trajectory towards Jupiter, capturing stunning images of Earth and the Moon.
- JUICE utilized the gravity of both the Moon and Earth to alter its course, a first-of-its-kind maneuver.
- The spacecraft will next fly by Venus in 2025 before making two additional Earth flybys.
- JUICE is scheduled to reach Jupiter in 2031 to explore its icy moons, including Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto.
- The mission aims to investigate the potential for alien life in the subsurface oceans of these moons.
- ESA released a time-lapse video showcasing JUICE's journey between the Moon and Earth.
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