Europe successfully launches mission to study Jupiter's moons

Europe successfully launches mission to study Jupiter's moons

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: April 22 2023

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  • The European Space Agency has successfully launched its mission to Jupiter's moons. 
  • The Ariane 5 rocket was launched from the ESA's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana as scheduled. 
  • The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) project aims to send a satellite on an eight-year journey to reach the icy moons of the gas giant.
  • The spacecraft will use a gravitational sling-shot technique around Earth and Venus to give it enough energy to reach Jupiter. 
  • The probe worth 1.6 billion Euros, could tell us whether Jupiter's major moons - Ganymede, Callisto and Europa- have the conditions to support simple life.
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