Category: JUICE

On its way to Jupiter, JUICE is moving away from the Sun. Sunlight is getting fainter and fainter, which becomes a problem if your spacecraft's electronics is designed to be powered by solar energy. Solution: massive solar panels. Juno, a NASA mission, had the previous

Ganymede, Europa and Callisto are all believed to have oceans of liquid water under their icy surfaces. But why don't those oceans freeze? Where is the heat coming from? The answer is tidal forces from Jupiter. We all know about tides on Earth. Each day,

Space weather is a term that describes the dynamic and unpredictable conditions in the space environment that can affect human technology and infrastructure. Space weather includes the effects of solar activity and high-energy radiation on a planet's magnetic field and atmosphere. We are usually interested

JANUS is one of the instruments on JUICE. As a camera, its main purpose is to take pictures. Before we look in detail at what JANUS can do, let's explore the concept of the electromagnetic spectrum and visible light, because light is essential for good

JUICE stands for JUpiter ICy moons Explorer. It is the first L-class mission in ESA's 2015-2025 Cosmic Vision programme, where L stands for large. The JUICE spacecraft was launched in April 2023 and is planned to reach the Jupiter system in 2031. The mission aims