Babylonians used geometry to track the path of Jupiter some 1,400 years before the technique was re-invented in 14th century Europe, research has shown. Evidence from cuneiform text pressed into clay ...

The European Space Agency's Juice probe, launched in April 2023, was set to perform a groundbreaking double gravity assist manoeuvre around the Moon and Earth in August. This intricate operation aimed ...

The European Space Agency's Juice probe will fly past the Moon and Earth on August 19-20 File photo: Engineers work around the ESA's (European Space Agency) ‘Juice’ probe during its unveiling for ...

PARIS: A spacecraft launched last year will slingshot back around Earth and the Moon next month in a high-stakes, world-first manoeuvre as it pinballs its way through the Solar System to Jupiter. The ...

The uncrewed six-tonne Juice spacecraft is currently 10 million kilometres from Earth. But it will fly back past the Moon then Earth on 19-20 August, using their gravity boosts to save fuel on its ...