Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter

It’s been six weeks since Europe’s JUICE mission launched towards the Jovian system, and the spacecraft is now all suited-up, with its instruments ready to explore the potential habitability of Jupiter’s mysterious, icy moons. NASA Delays Return to Earth's Evil Twin, VenusThis week, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced that its JUpiter ICy moons Explorer, or JUICE for short, has fully deployed its solar panels, antennas, probes and booms. The spacecraft’s various instruments were safely tucked away to fit into the…

The JUICE mission is at the very beginning of its eight-year journey toJupiter and its moons, but one of its science instruments is already misbehaving.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewThe European Space Agency’s Jovian probe is having difficulty deploying its Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) antenna, which remains “partially extended but still stowed away,” according to a statement by the space agency.JUpiter ICy moons Explorer, or JUICE for short, launched on April 14…