ESA's Juice mission

Europlanet Juice webinar 9: 3I / ATLAS observations by Juice youtu.be/QzJaZ-exdxU?si… via @YouTube

Jupiter’s Atmosphere Looks Like a Living Watercolor… But It’s Actually a Violent Superstorm Hellscape!This jaw-dropping close-up of Jupiter’s swirling clouds was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during one of its daring low-altitude flybys. What appears as soft, dreamy brushstrokes of pastel colors is actually a chaotic masterpiece of extreme weather.These hypnotic patterns are created by colossal ammonia and water cloud systems racing through the planet’s North Equatorial Belt at breathtaking speeds. But beneath that beautiful surface lies pure chaos: hidden “stealth superstorms” and lightning strikes more than 100 times more powerful than anything ever seen on Earth.What looks gentle and artistic is, in reality, a nonstop frenzy of extreme fluid dynamics — where individual storms can stretch thousands of miles wide and rage violently for months or even years without weakening.Jupiter doesn’t just have weather… it is weather — a turbulent gas giant showing off its raw, untamed beauty. NASA

Three years in space!

Deep space antenna 4 is now live! 📡 @ESA’s newest deep space antenna has entered operations at New Norcia, Australia, expanding Estrack’s capacity and powering future missions across the Solar System. Curious about this next-generation antenna? Read more here 👉 esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…

ESA's Juice spacecraft learned a lot about comet 3I/ATLAS on its way to Jupiter: earth.com/news/esas-juic…

5️⃣ 3I/ATLAS is supporting our planetary defence efforts – but perhaps not in the way you might think. 6/6

4️⃣ This interstellar comet looks… just like a normal comet! 5/6

3️⃣ Gas and dust stretch at least 5 million km from the comet’s nucleus. 4/6

2️⃣ Most of this water vapour was being released in the direction of the Sun. 3/6

1️⃣ The comet was emitting 70 Olympic swimming pools of water vapour every day. 2/6

🆕☄️ The wait is over. Back in November 2025, our Juice mission observed Comet 3I/ATLAS with five science instruments. The data have arrived back on Earth, and scientists are delving in. Here are five things they've already discovered 👉 esa.int/Science_Explor… 1/6

Join us for the next JUICE Europlanet webinar: “Observing 3I/ATLAS – JUICE’s Close Encounter with an Interstellar Visitor”, on 15 April at 16:00 CEST. The JUICE cameras delivered unique observations of this interstellar visitor, highlights of which will be presented during the webinar. Registration open here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🔭 Another opportunity to be part of the Juice mission! On 12 April 2026, Jupiter’s moon Kallichore will pass in front of a distant star, an event called a stellar occultation. This alignment will be visible in France and is crucial for refining Kallichore’s orbit, as it’s a potential target for a future Juice flyby in 2031. An observation campaign is being organised. Interested? opop.obspm.fr/media/data/map… opop.obspm.fr/media/data/cho… opop.obspm.fr/create_report/…

🚨New article alert🚨From icy moons to icy interstellar objects! 💫 If you were wowed by @esa 's Juice images of 3I/ATLAS, you’ll be even more wowed when you learn how the mission team managed to pull off the unprecedented observation campaign. 🛰️ Read here 👉 esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…

ESA - Flying spacecraft means solving problems: Angela Dietz at ESOC esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…

🚀 Meet ESA’s newest female leaders: Céline Begon, Christine Boelsche, Céline Folsché and Ildiko Raczne Szoke are among the women shaping Europe’s future in space. With women now making up 37% of new recruits and 27% of top management, ESA continues advancing gender balance in the sector. 🔗 esa.int/About_Us/Diver…

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Gets the Celebrity Treatment nautil.us/interstellar-c…

🔭 Get ready to be part of the Juice mission! On 18 March 2026, Jupiter’s moon Kallichore will pass in front of a distant star, an event called a stellar occultation. This rare alignment will be visible in Australia and is crucial for refining Kallichore’s orbit, as it’s a potential target for a future Juice flyby in 2031. An observation campaign is being organised. Interested? Register now and help us: opop.obspm.fr/create_report/… . More info: opop.obspm.fr/media/data/map…

Juice ha fotografato 3I/Atlas al perielio media.inaf.it/2026/02/26/jui… via @mediainaf