Jupiter-bound spacecraft faces antenna malfunction.

TL;DR Summary
Europe's JUICE spacecraft, which is on a mission to study Jupiter's icy moons and search for signs of habitable conditions for life, is facing an antenna glitch. The spacecraft's Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) antenna is jammed in its mounting bracket, but engineers are working on various options to free it up. Assuming the 52-foot antenna unjams, it will allow JUICE to see as far as 20 feet underneath Jupiter moons like Ganymede or Europa, which have shown signs of spewing water into space, suggesting the ice has exposure to the outside environment.
Topics:science#antenna-glitch#juice#jupiter#potential-for-life#radar-for-icy-moons-exploration#spaceflight
- Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe has an antenna glitch in deep space Space.com
- Key radar antenna stuck on Europe's Jupiter-bound spacecraft WGN News
- Europe’s major new interplanetary spacecraft has a slight problem Ars Technica
- Work continues to deploy Juice RIME antenna European Space Agency
- Key radar antenna stuck on Europe's Jupiter-bound spacecraft Yahoo News
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
12
Time Saved
3 min
vs 4 min read
Condensed
87%
720 → 94 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on Space.com