The manoeuvres will set up an encounter with Jupiter in 2031.
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If we could go sightseeing across our cosmic neighbourhood, these would be some of the best highlights.
We’re going to get up close and personal with three of Jupiter’s largest moons like never before.
Europa Clipper and the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer missions will arrive at Jupiter in the 2030s and provide researchers with unprecedented access to the moons orbiting the gas giant.
With about 200 orbital launches scheduled and ambitious missions on everything from lunar bases to the search for life in the works, there’s a lot to watch in 2022. An astronomer explains the highlights.
A giant exomoon hundreds of times the size of Earth is revealing secrets about how giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn formed. They might also help astronomers find planets where life may thrive.
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