ESA's JUICE spacecraft flies by Venus on its way to Jupiter's icy moons
The spacecraft should reach the Jupiter system in July 2031.
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The spacecraft should reach the Jupiter system in July 2031.
"Apollo happened before I was born, and the idea that we will see humans on the moon within our lifetimes, with decades of advances in science and technology behind them, is remarkable."
"In 65 years of human spaceflight, we've never had to bring somebody back for a medical reason so far," he added. "That's a pretty bold metric right there."
Europa Clipper is a perfect example of how astronomy and art are intertwined.
"At some point, I had looked enough into the literature to know that this is real."
"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system."
"The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them."
"This is a natural disaster that is 100% preventable if we do our homework."
The JWST could see a 25-35% reduction in operations, and some Hubble instruments may have to fend for themselves.
"Over the last decade, many astronomers, like me, have conducted painstaking studies to develop trust in machine learning."