Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana Launched Rocket 8 years, to Jupiter
 

Jupiter so far away

[A historic mission to search for signs
of alien life on Jupiter's icy moons has
launched from Europe's Spaceport
in French Guiana.
The Juice spacecraft has been carried
skyward by an Ariane 5 rocket,
beginning an eight-year journey
to the gas giant's orbit via flybys
of Earth and Venus.

Its successful launch today
followed a delay
to the mission.
The craft had been due to launch
on Thursday
but the decision was made
to postpone
because of bad weather.
Juice's quest will include detailed observations
of Jupiter's moons Ganymede, Callisto,
and Europa, which all have their own
oceans that scientists
believe could support life.
They have the greatest known reserves
of water outside Earth.]


https://news.sky.com/story/european-...moons-12855869

I watched this.