The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is an ESA interplanetary spacecraft, launched April 14, 2023 from Guiana Space Centre to study Jupiter's Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa, thought to have significant bodies of liquid water beneath their icy surfaces.

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It will reach Jupiter in July 2031 after four gravity assists and eight years of travel. In December 2034, the spacecraft will enter orbit around Ganymede for its close-up science mission. Its period of operations will overlap with NASA's Europa Clipper mission, launching in 2024.