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JUICE spacecraft prepares for two more Earth flybys en route to potentially habitable moons

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The European Space Agency’s JUICE spacecraft is using Earth flybys as it continues its journey toward the outer solar system. The mission will investigate conditions on Jupiter’s moons, where environments may be capable of supporting life, after completing two additional passes of Earth.

Discovered 2026-09-27T08:19:53.323861-07:00 | 2026-09-27T08:19:53.323861-07:00

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  • JUICE’s upcoming Earth passes are key milestones in the spacecraft’s journey to Jupiter’s moons, where it will examine environments that may be capable of supporting life.
  • The mission extends the search for potentially habitable conditions beyond Earth and underscores the scientific importance of sustained deep-space exploration.

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