Coverage dated April 11, 2023 to April 13, 2023

European Spacecraft Launches on Quest to Explore Jupiter and Its Icy Moons

Headline from NBC New York, on the newest of 2 developments

It will take the robotic explorer, dubbed Juice, eight years to reach Jupiter, where it will scope out not only the solar system’s biggest planet but also Europa, Callisto and Ganymede.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Juice mission launches to explore Jupiter's icy ocean worlds

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    European Spacecraft Launches on Quest to Explore Jupiter and Its Icy Moons

    Headline from NBC New York ·

Reports & sources

36 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Conversation US

    Scientists launch JUICE mission to explore Jupiter's icy moons (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    One of Jupiter’s moons, Ganymed, could contain more water than the Earth.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Jupiter and the Juice launch: What you need to know – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    On Thursday, the European Space Agency is sending up a spacecraft to explore three of Jupiter's moons. The mission will reveal more information about Jupiter's environment. Here's what we know about the planet so far.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Explaining JUICE: Mission to Jupiter and its moons (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is the European Space Agency’s $1.7bn exploration programme for the Jovian orbit.

  4. Fox News

    Europe's JUICE mission will explore Jupiter system, planet's ocean-bearing moons (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft is slated to launch on Thursday to study the gas giant Jupiter and its three ocean-bearing moons in new detail.

  5. CNN

    The Juice mission will soon launch to Jupiter's icy ocean worlds (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The European Space Agency is about to send a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and three of its largest and most intriguing moons. After a delay, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, or Juice, is expected to launch on Friday at 8:14 a.m ET.

  6. The Conversation US

    The much-anticipated JUICE mission to Jupiter launches today. Here's what it might discover (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    We’re going to get up close and personal with three of Jupiter’s largest moons like never before.

  7. Digital Journal

    Europe's JUICE mission to launch for Jupiter's icy moons (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft is to blast off Thursday on an eight-year journey through the Solar System to discover whether Jupiter's icy

  8. France 24

    Europe's JUICE space mission postpones launch for Jupiter's icy moons (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The European Space Agency delayed a planned launch of its JUICE spacecraft due to bad weather on Thursday, postponing its eight-year journey through the Solar System to discover whether Jupiter's icy…

  9. Jalopnik

    A Spacecraft Called 'Juice' Is Heading to Jupiter's Moons (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    The mission seeks to learn more about Callisto, Europa and Ganymede, icy moons thought to have more water than all of Earth's oceans.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    European Juice mission to explore Jupiter's moons – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The European Space Agency's Juice probe is set to blast off on an eight-year journey to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life.

  11. New York Times

    Europe’s Juice Mission Will Launch to Jupiter and Its Moons: How to Watch (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The spacecraft will set off on an eight-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, focusing on moons that could offer clues in the search for extraterrestrial life.

  12. Local News 8

    Juice mission launches to explore Jupiter's icy ocean worlds (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Ashley Strickland, CNN The European Space Agency has sent a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and three of its largest and most intriguing moons. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, or Juice, launched Friday at 8:14 a.m.

  13. Wall Street Journal

    Jupiter Mission Launches on Journey to Explore Icy Worlds (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The European Space Agency’s spacecraft nicknamed Juice has begun an eight-year journey toward the planet and three of its largest moons.

  14. France 24

    Europe's JUICE mission blasts off towards Jupiter's icy moons (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The European Space Agency's JUICE space probe successfully took off on Friday for a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extra-terrestrial life in their vast, hidden…

  15. The Guardian

    Juice mission blasts off to Jupiter to assess lunar habitability (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    European Space Agency probe due to arrive in 2031 to scan icy moons and study Great Red Spot

  16. The World from PRX

    Europes sends ‘Juice’ on a mission to explore Jupiter’s moons (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    The European Space Agency launched its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer to investigate the iced-over oceans of the moons like Europa, which scientists speculate have the potential to hold life. The World's Carol Hills spoke to David Whitehouse, an astronomer and former BBC Science Editor.

  17. NBC New York

    European Spacecraft Launches on Quest to Explore Jupiter and Its Icy Moons (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    It will take the robotic explorer, dubbed Juice, eight years to reach Jupiter, where it will scope out not only the solar system’s biggest planet but also Europa, Callisto and Ganymede.

  18. Wall Street Journal

    Jupiter Mission Set to Explore Icy Worlds (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The spacecraft nicknamed Juice is expected to study three of Jupiter’s largest moons.

  19. Phys

    Europe's Jupiter probe set for new launch attempt (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    The European Space Agency's JUICE mission to explore Jupiter's icy, ocean-bearing moons will again try to blast off on Friday, a day after the first launch attempt was called off due to the threat of lightning.

  20. Los Angeles Times

    European spacecraft named Juice blasts off for Jupiter and its icy moons (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A rocket carrying a European robotic explorer named Juice blasts off, beginning its journey to explore Jupiter and three of its ice-encrusted moons.

  21. Deutsche Welle

    Europe's Juice spacecraft launches to Jupiter's moons – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The European Space Agency's Juice probe has launched, on an eight-year journey to explore Jupiter's icy moons and the possibility of them harboring, or having once harbored, life.

  22. Astronomy Magazine

    JUICE mission is set to explore Jupiter’s icy moons (opens Astronomy Magazine)

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    Astronomy Magazine's feed description

    Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto harbor potential subsurface oceans — and life. Soon, JUICE will show them as never before.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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