The spacecraft returned ... that the Earth is habitable, JUICE's study of our planet is important in its own right. Now, on toward Jupiter! Originally posted on Space.com.

one of 2023’s biggest space missions. Ariane will power the liftoff: The Juice spacecraft will hitch a ride on an Ariane 5, according to the ESA, carrying it from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou ...

The move will change Juice’s speed and direction to alter its course through space. However, the slightest mistake could take the spacecraft off course and mean the end of the mission.

There are ten instruments on board the JUICE spacecraft: four for optical remote sensing, three for geophysical exploration and three for studying magnetospheres. JUICE’s scientific instruments will ...