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Oct 9, 2026
Gene MikulkaHOST
Indeed.
Gene MikulkaHOST
And since we were talking about flybys, I'm just going to quickly add that the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, flew by the Earth having a gravity assist, fling it right by Jupiter.
Gene MikulkaHOST
Back on September 28th of this year, its closest approach was about 1145 UTC.
Gene MikulkaHOST
Its altitude right above the Indian Ocean at the time of closest approach was about 8,640 kilometers above the Earth.
Franck MarchisHOST
I mean, probably we've been visiting more than three times, but it's the third time we de- finally detect one of them.
Franck MarchisHOST
And this one, uh, is very special because it was visited in, uh, it was observed in November 2025 by the European Space Agency mission called Juice.
Franck MarchisHOST
Juice, Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer, and they observe us- uh, this mission uses five instruments to observe the comet, the comet on its way to, uh...
Franck MarchisHOST
So to talk about this and to talk about the, what this observation br- brought to us, uh, we invited a very special scientist.
Franck MarchisHOST
Hello, Cecilia.
Franck MarchisHOST
It was extremely interesting to see that as well in space it was possible to observe, uh, this exocomet.
Franck MarchisHOST
And, um, so what did you...
Franck MarchisHOST
When you found out that you could observe this comet, this exocomet with the Juice mission, where were you? What was your reaction? Do you remember that?
Dustin RuoffHOST
Yeah.
Jenifer MillardHOST
So the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer.
Dustin RuoffHOST
Yeah.
Jenifer MillardHOST
You know, that's on its way to Jupiter.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Successful Earth flyby improves JUICE's course to Jupiter.
speaker_1NARRATOR
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer skimmed the very outer edge of Earth's atmosphere on 28th September, using the gravity of our home planet to alter its route to Jupiter using very little fuel.
speaker_1NARRATOR
An asteroid called 2018 SP2 is passing by today.
speaker_1NARRATOR
It's comparable to a large aircraft passing about five lunar distances from Earth.
Alex McColganHOST
Fortunately, we won't have to wait quite that long to get some answers on life on icy moons generally.
Alex McColganHOST
Another ESA mission called JUICE, or Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, is already on its way and expected to arrive at Jupiter in 2031 to study Callisto, Europa, and Ganymede.
Alex McColganHOST
Its mission purpose is to investigate the emergence of habitable worlds around gas giants.
Alex McColganHOST
Two other proposed missions will explore Saturn's moons in new ways.
Tariq MalikHOST
So, so, and we, we talked a bit about the big SpaceX day on September 28th, uh, and that is gonna be obviously what we're all watching.
Tariq MalikHOST
Well, in Europe, they're gonna be watching their JUICE spacecraft, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, because it comes back on Monday the 28th for a direct flyby of Earth.
Tariq MalikHOST
It's actually its third planetary flyby of its mission.
Tariq MalikHOST
JUICE, uh, for folks who don't know, is a flagship mission that the European Space Agency launched a while ago on, uh, about, about almost four years ago, three and a half years ago in April of 2023, and it's on this looping path through the solar system to get to Jupiter because it's so hefty and massive, so it's doing all these planetary, uh, flybys.
Tariq MalikHOST
So, so, and we, we talked a bit about the big SpaceX day on September 28th, uh, and that is gonna be obviously what we're all watching.
Tariq MalikHOST
Well, in Europe, they're gonna be watching their JUICE spacecraft, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, because it comes back on Monday the 28th for a direct flyby of Earth.
Tariq MalikHOST
It's actually its third planetary flyby of its mission.
Tariq MalikHOST
JUICE, uh, for folks who don't know, is a flagship mission that the European Space Agency launched a while ago on, uh, about, about almost four years ago, three and a half years ago in April of 2023, and it's on this looping path through the solar system to get to Jupiter because it's so hefty and massive.
Rod PyleHOST
... as, uh, Kirk once said to Sulu.
Rod PyleHOST
Um, I know you love juice, in particular the JUICE mission, and I know you love Ramses.
Rod PyleHOST
So tell us about some Ramses juice please.
Tariq MalikHOST
Yeah.
Tariq MalikHOST
Well, well, I got a couple things.
Tariq MalikHOST
So, so, and we, we talked a bit about the big SpaceX day on September 28th of, and that is gonna be obviously what we're all watching.
Tariq MalikHOST
Well, in Europe, they're gonna be watching their JUICE spacecraft, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, because it comes back on Monday the 28th for a direct flyby of Earth.
Tariq MalikHOST
It's actually its third planetary flyby of its mission.
Rod PyleHOST
... as, uh, Kirk once said to Sulu.
Rod PyleHOST
Um, I know you love juice, in particular the JUICE mission, and I know you love Ramses.
Rod PyleHOST
So tell us about some Ramses juice please.
Tariq MalikHOST
Yeah.
Tariq MalikHOST
Well, well, I got a couple things.
Tariq MalikHOST
So, so, and we, we talked a bit about the big SpaceX day on September 28th of, and that is gonna be obviously what we're all watching.
Tariq MalikHOST
Well, in Europe, they're gonna be watching their JUICE spacecraft, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, because it comes back on Monday the 28th for a direct flyby of Earth.
Tariq MalikHOST
It's actually its third planetary flyby of its mission.
speaker_2HOST
The European Space Agency confirmed the details on Monday.
speaker_2HOST
Juice, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, returns to Earth on the 28th of September for its third gravity assist.
speaker_2HOST
Closest approach is over the Indian Ocean at 11:45 UTC.
speaker_2HOST
The flyby bends the spacecraft's path by about 20 degrees and adds roughly three and a half kilometers per second to its speed.
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