Enlarge / An Ariane 5 rocket is seen on the launch pad with the JUICE spacecraft on Wednesday, April 12. ESA
As soon as Thursday morning, the European Space Agency will launch a large probe to Jupiter to study some of the giant planet’s most intriguing moons.
With a mass of 6 metric tons, the Jupiter Ice Moons Explorer—or JUICE—is the largest deep space mission launched by the European Space Agency and one of the largest by any nation to the outer planets. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch on an Ariane 5 rocket at 8:15 am ET (12:15 UTC)
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