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an illustration of Jupiter's icy moon Europa

Europa: A guide to Jupiter's icy moon

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Reference Europa is an icy moon of Jupiter and one of the four so-called Galilean moons of Jupiter. See more facts about Europa and its history here.

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illustration of spacecraft with large solar panels and antennas beside ganymede

Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe has an antenna glitch in deep space

By Elizabeth Howell published

A European radar instrument was designed to penetrate ice on Jupiter's icy moons. But now the JUICE mission is having issues deploying an antenna key to sending data back to Earth.

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Bright scars on a darker surface testify to a long history of impacts on Jupiter moon Callisto

Callisto: Everything you need to know about Jupiter's second-largest moon

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Reference Callisto is thought to be a long dead world, with hardly any geologic activity on its surface. But an ocean may lie underground.

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Europe's Ariane 5 rocket lifts off with Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE on Friday, April 15.

Watch Europe's Jupiter-bound JUICE spacecraft speed away from Earth in these photos by amateur astronomers

By Robert Lea published

Amateur astronomers have taken images of Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE as it commenced its journey to the largest planet of the solar system.

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JUICE's main science antenna seen stowed as the spacecraft commences its voyage to Jupiter.

Europe's JUICE Jupiter explorer probe takes 1st space 'selfies' on its way to gas giant (photos)

By Robert Lea published

The JUICE spacecraft has captured stunning space "selfies" as it departs Earth and embarks on its eight-year voyage to Jupiter.

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An artist's illustration shows NASA's Juno spacecraft slightly off-center to the left flying above Jupiter. A close-up of Jupiter's Great Red Spot fills the background of the image.

How long does it take to get to Jupiter?

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Reference How long it takes to get to Jupiter depends on the position and available technology. Here we explore how long a trip to the gas giant would take.

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An animation depicting Europe's JUICE spacecraft approaching Jupiter's moon Ganymede.

What's next for Europe's JUICE mission? Here's what to expect on its long journey to Jupiter

By Keith Cooper published

Now that ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter has successfully blasted off, what does the future hold for the next eight years as it cruises to the giant planet?

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a rocket launches above trees

JUICE Jupiter mission marks a massive milestone for European space exploration

By Andrew Jones published

The newly launched JUICE Jupiter mission is Europe's first flagship exploration mission and its first voyage to the outer solar system — and it could pave the way for even bolder efforts.

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JUICE mission launch shows the Ariane 5 rocket lifting off from the launch pad with billowing clouds beneath.

Europe successfully launches JUICE mission to study Jupiter's icy moons

By Mike Wall published

JUICE, Europe's first-ever Jupiter mission, launched Friday morning (April 14) on an ambitious quest to unlock the secrets of the giant planet's icy ocean moons.

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Europe's Ariane 5 rocket with the Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer in its nose cone on a launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana.

Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE misses one-second launch window because of lightning risk

By Tereza Pultarova published

Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE missed its first one-second launch window on Thursday, April 13, because of bad weather at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

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