Exploring the ice moons of Jupiter will be one of Europe's most ambitious space missions ever. Europe's mission to Jupiter's icy moons is now ready for launch.
In Toulouse, France, the Juice satellite is undergoing final testing before being transported to the South American launch site.
It is expected to depart Earth in April, reports BBC News.
A sophisticated set of equipment will be used by the six-ton spacecraft during a series of flybys of Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa to determine whether any of these planets are habitable.
This may come off as whimsical. The Jovian system is far from the Sun and only receives one-quarter of the light that falls on Earth since it is located in the chilly, outer limits of the Solar System.
However, because of the gravitational pushing and pulling the giant planet does to its moons, they have the heat and energy to hold vast amounts of liquid water at depth. And on Earth, we are aware that life may flourish anywhere there is wa...
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