All going well with the JUICE lunar flyby at the moment – the spacecraft is back in contact with Earth & data are being downloaded.
One interesting side note: it’s full Moon today & that means when JUICE looks towards Earth, the Sun is in the same direction on the sky.
That has apparently led to some solar radio noise on the signals being sent from Earth to JUICE 🌞🌍🛰️🌕
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2024-08-19 21:29:13
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