What ESA’s Juice Cameras Saw During the 2026 Earth Flyby

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer photographed Earth during its September 28, 2026 flyby. In ESA’s video assembled from the images, Earth first appears as a crescent. A later view shows Africa on the illuminated disc and the Moon as a small dot nearby.

The images came from cameras designed mainly to monitor the spacecraft’s hardware. See how Earth’s gravity changed Juice’s route for the navigation details.