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ESA's JUICE mission completes second Earth flyby on route to Jupiter

Original: As I was driving yesterday from Katwijk to Heidelberg, I didn’t have time to post about the successful second Earth flyb

ESA's JUICE spacecraft carried out its second Earth flyby on Monday as part of its eight-year journey to Jupiter. New images from the spacecraft show Earth and the Moon captured during the pass. The milestone is being shared by astronomy commentators, who highlight the mission's successful navigation en route to the Jupiter system.

Why now: The successful flyby and newly released images of Earth and the Moon are attracting attention from space enthusiasts.

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• As I was driving yesterday from Katwijk to Heidelberg, I didn’t have time to post about the successful second Earth flyby that ESA’s JUICE mission made on Monday, as part of its eight-year journey to Jupiter. So here’s one of the images of Earth (& the Moon 🙂) from the JMC… · markmccaughrean · 40

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