ESAs JUICE Probe Makes Earth Flyby Heading For Venus Shortcut To Jupiter

The Jupiter Ice Moons Explorer (Juice) has successfully completed a world-first lunar-Earth flyby as it takes a “shortcut” to Venus on its way to Jupiter. Juice is now over a year into its 8-year journey through the Solar System on its way to studying the moons of Jupiter in the hope of finding life. Juice will overlap with NASA’s Europa Clipper, planned for launch in October 2024, which will similarly explore Jupiter’s moons in search of life in space beyond Earth.