The European Space Agency's (ESA) JUICE spacecraft launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in April 2023. The ...

According to a statement from ESA, in order to progressively increase the velocity required to reach Jupiter by mid-2031, JUICE is utilizing a sequence of gravitational slingshots, beginning with ...

"JUICE will use the gravity of Venus this week to bend its orbit around the sun and gain speed relative to Earth without ...

Gravity assist slingshots are one of the cheapest and most efficient ways to get spacecraft to the outer solar system. That's ...

Europe's most advanced interplanetary space probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day leading up to a crucial flyby of Venus that will occur on Sunday (Aug. 31). The European Space Agency's ...