The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft — which stands for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer — has completed a historic, first-of-its-kind flyby of Earth and the moon.
The craft, which launched on April 14, 2023, is now heading toward a flyby of Venus, the second planet from the sun, which will ping it back to Earth for more gravity assists in 2026 and 2029. After those flybys, JUICE will be on to Jupiter and its moons, set to reach its ultimate target in July 2031.
