the european space agency will launch a satellite to the planetjupiter later today in one of the organisation s most ambitious exploration missions. the juice satellite will take eight years to reach its destination and will help scientists to establish whether the planet s moons have the necessary conditions to sustain life. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle explains. they re some of the largest moons in the solar system orbiting jupiter. they re shrouded in thick layers of ice. but beneath, there are hints of vast liquid oceans, and scientists want to find out if they could support life. now, a european space agency mission could answer that question. the spacecraft is called juice, and it has an epicjourney ahead of more than 4 billion miles. it will study europa and callisto in close up detail before getting into orbit around the biggest moon, ganymede. the uk has developed one of the instruments on the spacecraft. so what we re looking at here is the flight bay of our instrument
Download this launch kit (in English, other languages below) to learn more about the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission and its science goals.