The Latest Breaking News from European Space Agency

Blast-off to Jupiter moons postponed for fear of lightning strikes

European Space Agency pushes back launch of Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer project for 24 hours

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

Bad weather forces postponement of Jupiter space mission

The European Space Agency decided to postpone the launch of its Juice mission to Jupiter to Friday because of unfavourable weather conditions at the South American launchsite in Kourou, French Guiana.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 13, 2023

European Space Agency’s mission to Jupiter’s moons postponed due to bad weather

The next launch window is scheduled for April 14 at 1.14pm UK time.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

The much-anticipated JUICE mission to Jupiter launches today. Here's what it might discover

Editor’s note (April 14 2023): The 13 April launch was postponed due to weather conditions, but the team will attempt another launch on 14 April at 10:14pm AEST. You can follow the launch live via ESA Web TV.

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2023

How to watch Europe launch its alien-hunting JUICE satellite live on Thursday

The European Space Agency is sending a probe called JUICE to Jupiter's moons — and we've got all the info you need to watch the launch.

LiveScience · Apr 12, 2023

Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission rolls out to pad for April 13 launch (photos)

The European Space Agency (ESA) shared images of the Ariane 5 rocket that will send its JUICE spacecraft to Jupiter and its moons as it is rolled out to the pad ahead of its April 13 launch.

Space · Apr 12, 2023

European space mission seeks out new life on Jupiter's icy moons

Move over Mars. The search for extra-terrestrial life in our solar system is this week fixed squarely on Jupiter as the European Space Agency (ESA) gets set to send its Juice spacecraft on an ambitious mission to inspect the frozen oceans of three of the planet’s moons.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 12, 2023

Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission launches April 13. Here's what it will teach us

The JUICE mission will begin its trek to the gas giant Jupiter on Thursday, April 13. When will it arrive, and what will it discover about the solar system's largest planet and its icy ocean moons?

Space · Apr 12, 2023

Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is unlikely to find life. Here's why.

What will Europe's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) tell us about the presence of life in the vicinity of the solar system's largest planet?

Space · Apr 11, 2023

Juice: the European space mission to find life on Jupiter’s moons

Mike Sori, assistant professor of planetary science at Purdue University explains how this week’s European Space Agency launch could be one of the most important in recent history.

The Week · Apr 11, 2023