This story has been updated to reflect NASA's postponement of the Europa Clipper launch.Rocky Brooks has postcards of Mars ...
Europa Clipper is NASA's mission to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and determine whether its underground ocean is habitable. The mission is scheduled to launch on Oct. 10, 2024, atop a SpaceX ...
On October 10, NASA's Europa Clipper will hopefully begin a five-year journey to look for the components necessary for life in one of the most promising places in our solar system. Europa ...
Both were cancelled in 2011, but out of the ashes came Esa's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) and NASA's Europa Clipper. Juice launched in April 2023 and will arrive in July 2031, while Europa ...
The Europa Clipper spacecraft flying by the Jovian moon, Europa, with dominant Jupiter in the distance. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech The brains of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft are stored ...
The countdown is on as Europa Clipper is scheduled to launch this month on a SpaceX Falcon rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The spacecraft will travel 2.9 billion kilometres to ...
After a big setback, the spacecraft's team hopes to assess how well the moon could support life. NASA is poised to launch Europa Clipper, a $5.2 billion mission to Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon ...