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ESA's Juice spacecraft captures Earth during flyby

Original: # PPOD : Earth fills the view as ESA’s Juice spacecraft looks back at our planet during a flyby on September 28, 2026. A

The European Space Agency's Juice spacecraft photographed Earth during a flyby, with the planet filling the frame of the image. Africa and Madagascar are visible across the sunlit globe, while the Moon appears as a tiny point of light in the distance. The picture was taken by one of Juice's onboard monitoring cameras.

Why now: The striking image of Earth and the Moon from deep space is being shared by space enthusiasts and science institutions.

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• # PPOD : Earth fills the view as ESA’s Juice spacecraft looks back at our planet during a flyby on September 28, 2026. Africa and Madagascar are visible across the sunlit globe, while the Moon appears as a tiny point in the distance. One of Juice’s monitoring cameras captured… · setiinstitute · 13

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