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ESA's JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here's why
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is ultimately headed for the Jovian system, but on Aug. 20, it took a quick look at Earth. The spacecraft returned some very exciting news: the Earth is ...
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JUICE To Jupiter: The Ultimate Guide To 2023’s Most Exciting New Space Mission That’s About To Blast-Off
In total they cost about €600 million. In total the mission costs about the same at ESA’s BepiCololmbo and Rosetta missions. Juice launches on an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou ...
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The GALA altimeter
The GAnymede Laser Altimeter (GALA) for ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter consists of two electronics units and an optical component containing the laser and the telescope for the receiver. When ...
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It's official, folks! The ESA has finally confirmed that Earth indeed is still habitable (here’s why!)
Yes, you heard that right. Thanks to a flyby from ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft on August 20, we now have yet another confirmation that Earth hosts life. Phew, glad to get ...
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JANUS camera system
The JANUS camera system is the 'eye' of the JUICE mission. It will primarily provide high-resolution multispectral images of Jupiter's large moons. The camera was selected by ESA in February 2013 as ...
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University of Leicester scientists excited about Jupiter mission
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) satellite is to launch on Thursday. Juice will observe the the gas giant planet and send back images from the far reaches of ...