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Juice

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer

Juice

The mission

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, will make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons – Ganymede, Callisto and Europa – with a suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments. The mission will characterise these moons as both planetary objects and possible habitats, explore Jupiter’s complex environment in depth, and study the wider Jupiter system as an archetype for gas giants across the Universe.

The journey

  • Launch: 14 April 2023
  • Launch location: Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana
  • Launch vehicle: Ariane 5
  • Flybys en route: August 2024 Lunar-Earth, August 2025 Venus, September 2026 Earth, January 2029 Earth
  • Arrival at Jupiter: July 2031
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Juice images Earth during Earth flyby
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Successful Earth flyby improves Juice’s course to Jupiter

28/09/2026 4021 views 35 likes
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Juice flies past Earth
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Juice to fly past Earth for third gravity assist

21/09/2026 8942 views 56 likes
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Comet 3I/ATLAS seen by Juice’s science camera
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Five things Juice has revealed about Comet 3I/ATLAS

02/04/2026 16516 views 151 likes
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A rare encounter: How Juice came to observe 3I/ATLAS

23/03/2026 7328 views 61 likes
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First glimpse of Comet 3I/ATLAS from Juice science camera

26/02/2026 52847 views 330 likes
First glimpse of Comet 3I/ATLAS from Juice science camera
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The journey of Juice

Video series covering Juice's journey to Jupiter

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The journey of Juice – episode 2

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Comet 3I/ATLAS shows activity in Juice navigation camera te…

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Comet 3I/ATLAS shows activity in Juice navigation camera teaser
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Juice team resolves anomaly on approach to Venus

25/08/2025 19586 views 106 likes
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Juice images the cloud of charged particles around Earth

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Juice images the cloud of charged particles around Earth
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The journey of Juice – episode 1

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Juice snaps an Earth–Moon portrait

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Juice snaps an Earth–Moon portrait
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Juice's flight through Earth's radiation belts

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Listen to Juice’s flyby of Earth

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Juice’s lunar-Earth flyby: the movie

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    Spotlight on Ganymede, Juice’s primary target

    05/04/2023 11297 views 127 likes
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    Exploring Jupiter and Ganymede (artist’s impression)
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    A history of Jupiter exploration: the journey to Juice

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    Juice orbiting Jupiter (artist’s impression)
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    Hello Jupiter! How to observe a gas giant

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    Jupiter and its complex surroundings: What will Juice reveal?

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    Jupiter showcases aurorae, hazes (NIRCam widefield view)

Juice overview

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Exploring Jupiter
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Juice factsheet

Overview of the Juice mission

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Juice launch kit

Interactive infographics and background information to prepare for Juice's launch

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Exploring Jupiter and Ganymede (artist’s impression)
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Juice cinematic animations

A set of photorealistic animations telling the story of the Juice mission

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Juice orbiting Jupiter (artist’s impression)
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Where is Juice now?

Explore Juice's journey to Jupiter with this interactive tool

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Installing Juice at ESTEC
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Building Juice

Journals documenting the building and testing of the Juice spacecraft

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Jupiter antenna that came in from the cold
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The making of Juice

Video series capturing the making of the Juice spacecraft

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The journey of Juice

Video series covering Juice's journey to Jupiter

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Space Juice recipe book

Choose from over 70 'space juice' mocktails to celebrate ESA's Juice mission!

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More about Juice

The science objectives The instruments The spacecraft The launch The journey Jupiter's secrets: Top five mysteries Juice will solve An international endeavour Overcoming challenges Frequently Asked Questions

More about the Jupiter system

Facts about Jupiter A history of Jupiter exploration: the journey to Juice The moons of Jupiter: What will Juice discover? Spotlight on Ganymede Jupiter and its complex surroundings: What will Juice reveal? The orbits of the Galilean moons Jupiter’s magnetic environment Inside the Galilean moons

Multimedia

Juice images Juice videos Juice GIFs Juice 3D model Juice mission poster Juice wallpapers Juice exhibition panels

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