at airbus in toulouse, in france, engineers are putting the finishing touches to the spacecraft. it is called thejupiter icy moons explorer, orjuice. this is a number of the scientific instruments that we have onjuice. they range from a radar that will see beneath the ice to lasers creating 3 d models of the surface and high resolution cameras. these oceans could sustain the necessary conditions necessary to support emergence of primitive forms of life in these oceans, and this is this environment that we want to further investigate. juice will travel more than four billion miles before it arrives at its destination in eight years time. the spacecraft will visit three ofjupiter s moons. it will fly around ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system. its ocean could contain more water than all of earth s oceans put together. it will also study callisto, whose ancient surface is covered in craters.
under sanctions say they should be brought into the international community. the message from envoys like ms mohammed is: first, demonstrate your commitment to international norms, including women s rights. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. scientists from the european space agency are putting the final touches to a pioneering mission tojupiter s icy moons, in the hope of finding primitive signs of life. here s our science editor, rebecca morelle. bleak yet beautiful the giant moons ofjupiter, covered in a thick crust of ice. but hidden beneath, hints of vast oceans where life could thrive. now a mission is getting ready to make an epicjourney to study them. at airbus in toulouse in france, engineers are putting the finishing touches to the spacecraft. it s called thejupiter icy moons explorer, orjuice. this is a number of scientific instruments that we have
amina mohammed, the un deputy secretary general, has been in afghanistan for talks with the taliban. our chief international correspondent lyse doucent has been travelling with her. a space to call their own their own shops, run by afghan women for afghan women. but a new taliban edict shut down a training programme here. all of us cried. this, their response. full night, we cry. these four women, all university educated, lost theirjobs, the life they knew and loved. our future is very dark. it s not bright. do you see any light? no. we re here because we really want to hear your voices. that is why the un s second in command is here
this moon could harbour life, but that is not as likely as on europa, where the spacecraft will be trying to spot plumes of water vapour erupting from beneath its icy crust. i don t think we re expecting to go there and find schools of fish in the ocean. but to be honest with you, we really don t know, and i think that s it. we re at the very beginning of our understanding and ourjourney towards understanding the habitability of these environments. the next step now is to pack the spacecraft up, ready for its launch in april. scientists hope we will finally discover what lies beneath the surface of these mysterious moons and whether it is possible for life to exist elsewhere in our solar system. rebecca morelle, bbc news, toulouse. now a remarkable story of survival against the odds one man s triumph over the elements. elvis francois spent 24 days alone at sea with next to no food.
last month the taliban banned all women from working for aid agencies, the latest in a series of restrictions on the rights of women and girls. amina mohammed, the un deputy secretary general, has been in afghanistan for talks with the taliban. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucent has been travelling with her. a space to call their own their own shops, run by afghan women for afghan women. but a new taliban edict shut down a training programme here. all of us cried. this, their response. full nights, we cried. these four women, all university educated, lost theirjobs, the life they knew and loved. our future is very dark. it s not bright. do you see any light? no. we re here because we really want to hear your voices. that is why the un s second in command is here