{
  "id": 7795266,
  "title": "JUICE mission to fly by Earth in late September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/juice-mission-to-fly-by-earth-in-late-september",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-16T06:21:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EarthSky",
    "slug": "earthsky",
    "url": "https://earthsky.org/space/esas-juice-mission-explore-jupiters-icy-moons-ganymede/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The JUICE spacecraft, an acronym for JUpiter Icy Moons Explorer, is currently en route to Jupiter, where it will investigate the ocean-bearing moons of the giant planet. To reach its destination, the spacecraft must first make two more flybys of Earth for gravity assists. The third and final planned Earth flyby is scheduled for late September 2026.",
  "summary": "The JUICE mission will perform a flyby of Earth in late September 2026. The spacecraft is headed toward Jupiter's icy moons, where it will arrive in 2031. The post JUICE mission to fly by Earth in late September first appeared on EarthSky .",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}