Why will it take Europe's JUICE spacecraft 8 years to get to Jupiter?

[Admin]

Europe's JUICE mission will launch on Thursday (April 13), but won't reach Jupiter until 2031. Why will it take so long?

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[Marcd2k]

It seems I have not read about this mission in enough detail, as this is the first I have heard it will take 8 years to reach Jupiter. Has this time-frame been discussed in detail before this article?