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ESA to Launch Mission to Jupiter’s Icy Moons

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Jupiter’s icy moons are the focus of Europe’s next large science mission, ESA announced today.

The Jupiter Icy moons Explorer – JUICE – was selected over two other candidates: NGO, the New Gravitational wave Observatory, to hunt for gravitational waves, and ATHENA, the Advanced Telescope for High-Energy Astrophysics.


The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer. Credits: ESA/AOES

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