SPACE (KXAN) — A spacecraft is attempting something unusual and groundbreaking this week. It will harness the gravity of the Earth and Moon to slingshot its way to the other side of the solar system.

(CNN) — The European Space Agency’s Juice mission is making two historic firsts on its long journey to study the potential habitability of Jupiter’s icy moons. The Juice, or Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer ...

(CNN) — The European Space Agency’s Juice mission made two historic firsts this week on its long journey to study the potential habitability of Jupiter’s icy moons. The Juice, or Jupiter Icy Moons ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper is about to use Mars’ gravitational pull to slingshot itself as it makes its way to Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon later this week. The craft launched from the agency’s Kennedy ...

The European Space Agency’s Juice mission made two historic firsts this week on its long journey to study the potential habitability of Jupiter’s icy moons. The Juice, or Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, ...

(CNN) — The European Space Agency’s Juice mission is about to make two historic firsts on its long journey to study the potential habitability of Jupiter’s icy moons. The Juice, or Jupiter Icy Moons ...

"The gravity assist flyby was flawless." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft — which ...

On 19–20 August 2024, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will achieve a world first: using the gravity of the Moon and then Earth to bend its path through space, bringing it one step closer to ...

A 43-minute burn set the stage for JUICE's upcoming 'double gravity assist' to propel it towards Jupiter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The big picture: The European Space Agency's ongoing mission to study Jupiter and its moons involves a complex series of gravitational maneuvers within the inner solar system, including the first-ever ...

Suppose a spacecraft already in Jupiter orbit could be reused to pursue an interstellar visitor? That is the question behind a daring plan to send NASA’s Juno spacecraft on a course for 3I/ATLAS, the ...