In search for life, NASA’s ‘Clipper’ spacecraft to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa in $5 billion mission
11 months, 2 weeks ago

In search for life, NASA’s ‘Clipper’ spacecraft to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa in $5 billion mission

Live Mint  

American space scientists on Thursday said that the interplanetary probe, slated to be sent by NASA to one of Jupiter's icy moons, will be a significant milestone in humanity's quest to uncover extraterrestrial life. Scheduled for launch in October, the Clipper spacecraft is set to embark on a journey towards Europa, one of Jupiter's numerous moons, AFP reported. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 11: Jet Propulsion Lab workers stand near a mannequin inside a Spacecraft Assembly Facility clean room of NASA Europa Clipper spacecraft on April 11, 2024 in Pasadena, California. The spacecraft, scheduled to investigate and perform flybys of Europa, Jupiter's moon, where data suggests a global ocean of water lies beneath the icy surface which may be habitable for life. That would be huge for understanding how common life might be throughout the universe.” The $5 billion probe is presently stationed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, housed within a specialised “clean room.” AFP reported that this environment is sealed and accessible only to individuals donning full-body protective gear.

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Europa Clipper to use Mars to hit the brakes while flying at 88,000 kmph
1 month ago

Europa Clipper to use Mars to hit the brakes while flying at 88,000 kmph

India Today  

Nasa's Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to explore Jupiter's moon, will execute a crucial gravity assist manoeuvre as it eyes Mars to hit the brakes on March 1. The spacecraft will pass just 884 kilometers above the Red Planet in a pivotal step in the spacecraft's journey to the Jupiter system, where it aims to explore the icy moon Europa. https://t.co/1mzLZoSmCt …

NASA Wants to Explore the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn With Autonomous Robots
2 months, 3 weeks ago

NASA Wants to Explore the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn With Autonomous Robots

Wired  

Ice moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus are currently at the forefront of the search for extraterrestrial life, as it is believed that beneath their thick icy shells there are vast internal oceans that could potentially support life. In October, NASA launched the Europa Clipper probe to learn more about the conditions on Europa, and now there are …

Could life exist on one of Jupiter’s moons?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Could life exist on one of Jupiter’s moons?

Live Mint  

Besides Earth itself, Mars is the most-studied planet in the solar system. But scientists think a vast ocean exists beneath the ice, kept liquid by friction produced as Europa is kneaded by Jupiter’s powerful gravity. Whether such plumes exist on Europa is an open question, says Robert Pappalardo, Europa Clipper’s chief scientist. Europa’s ice shell is much thicker than Enceladus’s, …

Europa Clipper flying at a staggering speed of 1,26,000 kmph deploys instruments
4 months ago

Europa Clipper flying at a staggering speed of 1,26,000 kmph deploys instruments

India Today  

Nasa’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, launched on October 14, 2024, is steadily making its way toward Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The Europa Clipper, Nasa’s largest planetary mission spacecraft to date, will arrive at Jupiter in 2030 and conduct 49 flybys of Europa starting in 2031. This story is really beginning to unfold: While zooming through space at 22 miles per second, …

Europa Clipper's Mission: Searching for Life Beyond Earth's Boundaries
5 months ago

Europa Clipper's Mission: Searching for Life Beyond Earth's Boundaries

The Economist  

Europa Clipper mission aims to find life on Jupiter's icy moons. The spacecraft will investigate Europa's icy crust, which holds the potential for a vast ocean of liquid water. Scientists hope to discover whether life exists in this extreme environment, marking a significant step in the search for extraterrestrial life beyond Earth.

Nasa spacecraft launches to Jupiter in search of signs of life
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nasa spacecraft launches to Jupiter in search of signs of life

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Nasa spacecraft has rocketed …

Spacecraft begins six year mission to hunt for life on solar system’s biggest planet
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Spacecraft begins six year mission to hunt for life on solar system’s biggest planet

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A spacecraft has blasted into space and will travel 1.8 billion miles on …

Europa Clipper: A Journey to the Mysteries of a Frozen World
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Europa Clipper: A Journey to the Mysteries of a Frozen World

ABP News  

NASA's Europa Clipper mission has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, aiming to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The spacecraft, designed to investigate Europa's potential habitability, will fly by the moon 49 times, providing valuable insights into its composition and environment. Europa Clipper is the largest spacecraft ever built by NASA for a planetary mission, and its mission …

Europa Clipper spacecraft launches on historic trip to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon in search of other life
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Europa Clipper spacecraft launches on historic trip to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon in search of other life

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully launched Monday afternoon from the agency’s Kennedy Space …

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

The Independent  

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Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate

Raw Story  

Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off on Monday on a five-and-a-half-year journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, to take the first detailed step toward finding out. The Europa Clipper mission will allow the US space agency to uncover new details about the moon, …

The mission that could finally find aliens in our solar system: NASA's Europa Clipper will launch on 1.8-BILLION-mile journey to Jupiter's icy moon today in search of life
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The mission that could finally find aliens in our solar system: NASA's Europa Clipper will launch on 1.8-BILLION-mile journey to Jupiter's icy moon today in search of life

Daily Mail  

Europa, Jupiter's fourth-largest moon, has been hailed as one of the most likely locations for aliens to exist in our solar system. Jupiter's moon Europa is considered one of the solar system's most promising potentially habitable environments. Finally, after an approximately 1.8billion-mile journey, Europa Clipper enters orbit around Jupiter in April 2030 Dr Buratti notes that there are three main …

NASA launches Europa Clipper to see if Jupiter’s icy moon has ingredients for life
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA launches Europa Clipper to see if Jupiter’s icy moon has ingredients for life

LA Times  

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying a NASA probe bound for Jupiter lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday morning carrying a NASA probe designed to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa and search for the building blocks of life. With the …

Europa Clipper mission to 'one of the most promising places to look for life beyond Earth' set for lift-off
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Europa Clipper mission to 'one of the most promising places to look for life beyond Earth' set for lift-off

ABC  

Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? A key element for life could be lurking below the surface of an icy Jupiter moon Photo shows Jupiter's moon Europa Near-infrared images of Jupiter's fourth-largest moon suggest carbon can be found in its vast subsurface ocean. The five-and-a-half-year-long Clipper mission will allow the US space agency to …

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life

The Independent  

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The Hunt for Life on Europa Is About to Kick Up a Gear
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hunt for Life on Europa Is About to Kick Up a Gear

Wired  

If we’re going to find life on another world, Europa might just be our best bet. “Europa is the first ocean world, besides Earth, that we discovered in our solar system,” says Jonathan Lunine, the chief scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Called Europa Clipper, this NASA spacecraft—as tall as a giraffe and with solar panels as wide …

Europa Clipper: A 5.5-Year Journey to Jupiter's Icy Moon
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Europa Clipper: A 5.5-Year Journey to Jupiter's Icy Moon

ABP News  

NASA's Europa Clipper mission will embark on a 1.8 billion-mile journey to Jupiter's moon, Europa. The mission, scheduled to launch in 2024, will take five and a half years to reach its destination. Once in orbit, Europa Clipper will begin its series of close flybys of Europa, aiming to investigate whether the moon’s vast subsurface ocean could support life. The …

Nasa to launch Europa Clipper to Jupiter's moon, employ new orbit strategy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Nasa to launch Europa Clipper to Jupiter's moon, employ new orbit strategy

India Today  

Nasa is gearing up for the launch of its ambitious Europa Clipper mission, set to explore one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons. Europa Clipper, Nasa's largest planetary mission spacecraft to date, aims to investigate whether Europa could harbour conditions suitable for life. During these passes, Europa Clipper will use its suite of nine advanced scientific instruments to gather detailed measurements …

All you wanted to know about NASA’s Europa Clipper, soon to be bound for Jupiter
11 months, 2 weeks ago

All you wanted to know about NASA’s Europa Clipper, soon to be bound for Jupiter

Hindustan Times  

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, but the focus of astronomers has not been that much on this gas giant as on other planets like Mars. NASA's Europa Clipper will be bound for Jupiter and also do flybys of its moon Europa. However, since this gargantuan planet is so important for the entire solar system, there are …

NASA unveils probe bound for Jupiter's possibly life-sustaining moon
11 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA unveils probe bound for Jupiter's possibly life-sustaining moon

Hindustan Times  

US space scientists on Thursday unveiled the interplanetary probe NASA plans to send to one of Jupiter's icy moons as part of humanity's hunt for extra-terrestrial life. HT Image The Clipper spacecraft is due to blast off in October bound for Europa, one of dozens of moons orbiting the Solar System's biggest planet, and the nearest spot in our celestial …

Nasa is sending a coded message to Jupiter's moon Europa in Hindi
1 year ago

Nasa is sending a coded message to Jupiter's moon Europa in Hindi

India Today  

American space agency Nasa is launching the Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter's watery moon in October this year, and along with the spacecraft, it's sending a unique message that has been recorded in Hindi and other languages. Poet Laureate Ada Lim³n’s handwritten “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa.” Nasa said that linguists collected recordings of the word “water” …

NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's moon will carry special message in Hindi
1 year ago

NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's moon will carry special message in Hindi

India TV News  

NASA, the American space agency, is all set to launch a new mission to Jupiter's watery moon in October this year. The upcoming mission, Europa Clipper, will also carry a special message from the agency in several other languages including Hindi. “In the spirit of the Voyager spacecraft’s Golden Record, which carries sounds and images to convey the richness and …

NASA spacecraft to carry special message plate on Jupiter's moon Europa. What's written?
1 year ago

NASA spacecraft to carry special message plate on Jupiter's moon Europa. What's written?

Hindustan Times  

When it launches in October, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a triangular metal plate engraved with a special message for potential life on Jupiter's moon, Europa. Reaching out to Cosmos: Nasa's special message for Jupiter's Europa The Europa Clipper mission incorporates an artefact called the Europa Vault Plate, which has special messages and symbolic …

Hopes of finding life on Europa are DASHED: Study finds Jupiter's icy moon doesn't have enough oxygen to sustain aliens
1 year ago

Hopes of finding life on Europa are DASHED: Study finds Jupiter's icy moon doesn't have enough oxygen to sustain aliens

Daily Mail  

It's been hailed as one of the most likely locations for aliens to exist in our solar system. Slightly smaller than Earth's moon, Europa is comprised of an icy shell, estimated to be about 10 to 15 miles thick and a very thin atmosphere, composed primarily of oxygen. Scientists are almost certain that hidden beneath the icy surface of Europa …

The countdown to NASA’s Jupiter mission is on. This JPL engineer is helping it happen
1 year, 1 month ago

The countdown to NASA’s Jupiter mission is on. This JPL engineer is helping it happen

LA Times  

Think of meticulously handcrafted objects, and certain things come immediately to mind: fine art, exotic cars, luxury timepieces. The Europa Clipper’s tall silvery core stands in JPL’s Space Assembly Facility in the High Bay 1 clean room surrounded by temporary scaffolding. “It’s trying to get everything organized so that we can provide very clear direction when we meet with the …

NASA’s call to send your name to Jupiter’s moon Europa
1 year, 3 months ago

NASA’s call to send your name to Jupiter’s moon Europa

The Hindu  

NASA is inviting people to send their names to Jupiter’s moon via its Europa Clipper spacecraft that is scheduled to launch next year and orbit the Europa moon by 2030. “Scientists are almost certain that beneath Europa’s ever-changing icy crust lies a vast saltwater ocean that holds almost twice as much water as Earth’s oceans. With a thin oxygen atmosphere …

How NASA’s Europa Clipper will survive its trip to Jupiter’s hostile moon
1 year, 5 months ago

How NASA’s Europa Clipper will survive its trip to Jupiter’s hostile moon

LA Times  

An illustration of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft flying near the icy moon Europa, with Jupiter in the background. If life exists elsewhere in the solar system, it may well reside in the ocean of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. Europa Clipper’s sensitive instruments will be protected from Jupiter’s strong radiation by custom-made aluminum armor. Instead, they developed a material that absorbs …

Is this the best place to find aliens in our solar system? Jupiter's moon Europa is found to have the key ingredient for life in its salty ocean
1 year, 6 months ago

Is this the best place to find aliens in our solar system? Jupiter's moon Europa is found to have the key ingredient for life in its salty ocean

Daily Mail  

Experts already think there's a huge ocean below Europa's ice-covered shell Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Europa, Jupiter's fourth-largest moon, for the first time. Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Europa's surface and the next step is determining where it came from Scientists are almost certain that hidden beneath the icy surface of Europa is a saltwater ocean with …

Want your name on Jupiter's moon? Check out this NASA campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

Want your name on Jupiter's moon? Check out this NASA campaign

Hindustan Times  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched a campaign called “Message in a Bottle” for which the space agency on Friday invited the public to send their names that will travel to Jupiter's moon along with a poem dedicated to Europa Clipper mission. According to NASA, the poem and the names will be like a message in a bottle, …

Europe's Juice mission successfully launches for decade-long journey to Jupiter's icy moons
1 year, 11 months ago

Europe's Juice mission successfully launches for decade-long journey to Jupiter's icy moons

ABC  

A European spacecraft is on a decade-long quest to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons that could hold buried oceans. Key points: The mission will study the solar system's largest planet and its three biggest moons, which are all suspected of having underground oceans It will reach Jupiter in 2031 and end its days by being crashed into …

Europe's Jupiter moons mission launches on second attempt
1 year, 11 months ago

Europe's Jupiter moons mission launches on second attempt

The Hindu  

The European Space Agency's JUICE probe blasted off April 14 on a mission to explore Jupiter's icy, ocean-bearing moons, a day after the first attempt was called off due to the threat of lightning. When the probe finally enters Jupiter’s orbit in July 2031, its 10 scientific instruments will analyse the Solar System’s largest planet as well as its three …

European spacecraft named Juice blasts off for Jupiter and its icy moons
1 year, 11 months ago

European spacecraft named Juice blasts off for Jupiter and its icy moons

LA Times  

A rocket carrying the robotic explorer Juice takes off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana on Friday, beginning its journey to explore Jupiter and three of its ice-encrusted moons. When contact finally was confirmed close to an hour into the flight, the European Space Agency’s Mission Control in Germany declared: “The spacecraft is alive!” It will take the robotic explorer, …

Weather delays launch of Europe’s Jupiter space mission by 24 hours
1 year, 11 months ago

Weather delays launch of Europe’s Jupiter space mission by 24 hours

The Hindu  

The launch of the European Space Agency’s JUICE mission, which aims to discover whether Jupiter’s icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, was postponed on April 13, 2023 for 24 hours due to bad weather. Liquid water oceans If the weather permits a launch on Friday, the JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer is still on track to arrive at the …

In search of aliens, ESA set to launch JUICE mission to Jupiter. Know about it
1 year, 11 months ago

In search of aliens, ESA set to launch JUICE mission to Jupiter. Know about it

Hindustan Times  

The European Space Agency will launch the awaited Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission on April 13 from a spaceport in French Guiana. Constructed by an industrial consortium led by Airbus Defence and Space on ESA's parameters, JUICE is aimed to conduct detailed exploration of the largest planet of the solar system and its icy moons. ESA's website says JUICE will …

ESA's Juice mission: How to watch as spacecraft is launched to Jupiter and its moons
1 year, 11 months ago

ESA's Juice mission: How to watch as spacecraft is launched to Jupiter and its moons

Daily Mail  

There are now just hours to go until one of Europe's most daring and technologically-advanced space missions is blasted to the stars. JUICE: KEY FACTS Name: JUpiter ICy moons Explorer Weight: 6 tonnes Cost: £1.4 billion Led by: European Space Agency Launch date: 13:15 BST today Journey time: 8.5 years Journey distance: 4.1 billion miles Target: Jovian system Worlds to …

Europe's JUICE mission to launch for Jupiter's icy moons
1 year, 11 months ago

Europe's JUICE mission to launch for Jupiter's icy moons

The Hindu  

The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft is to blast off Thursday on an eight-year journey through the Solar System to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans. The JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer has received the green light for its scheduled launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, …

Upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to Jupiter see if its moons could support life
1 year, 11 months ago

Upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to Jupiter see if its moons could support life

The Hindu  

On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. Three of Jupiter’s moons – Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are home to large, underground oceans of liquid water that could support life. Upcoming missions from ESA and NASA JUICE and Europa Clipper are set up to give scientists game-changing …

Juno mission spies feature looking like a musical note on Europa’s icy surface
2 years, 5 months ago

Juno mission spies feature looking like a musical note on Europa’s icy surface

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — A NASA spacecraft recently flew by Jupiter’s moon Europa, and one of its cameras spied fascinating features on the icy crust of the ocean world. The Juno spacecraft, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, made its closest approach yet to Europa on September 29, flying within 219 miles of …

Nasa reveals stunning images of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa
2 years, 5 months ago

Nasa reveals stunning images of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa revealed the newest close up photo of Jupiter’s icy Moon Europa taken …

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years

The Hindu  

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s tantalising, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. Juno on Thursday zipped within approximately 219 miles of Europa, thought to have an ocean flowing beneath its thick frozen crust, raising the possibility of underwater life. John Bordi, deputy mission manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, expected the spacecraft to …

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years

LA Times  

The complex, ice-covered surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during a flyby on Sept. 29. NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. John Bordi, deputy mission manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, expected the spacecraft to go “screaming by …

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
2 years, 6 months ago

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. Juno on Thursday zipped within approximately 219 miles of Europa, thought to have an ocean flowing beneath its thick frozen crust, raising the possibility of underwater life. John Bordi, deputy mission manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, …

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
2 years, 6 months ago

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years

India TV News  

Highlights Scientists to observe possible water plumes shooting from the surface of Europa NASA expects the spacecraft head with a relative velocity of almost 15 miles per second The European Space Agency also plans close encounters with its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer NASA's Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter's tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 …

NASA's Juno spacecraft to fly by Jupiter's icy 'ocean' moon Europa tonight
2 years, 6 months ago

NASA's Juno spacecraft to fly by Jupiter's icy 'ocean' moon Europa tonight

ABC  

Scientists are gearing up to get the most detailed snapshot yet of Europa, one of the frozen water worlds in our Solar System potentially capable of hosting life. The raw data will start coming back down to Earth via NASA's Deep Space Network after Juno completes a flyby of Jupiter, seven hours after it passes Europa. NASA's Europa Clipper is …

Jupiter’s moon Europa could be sustaining alien life by moving oxygen through ‘chaos terrains’, scientists say
3 years ago

Jupiter’s moon Europa could be sustaining alien life by moving oxygen through ‘chaos terrains’, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jupiter’s moon Europa could be sustaining alien life, scientists believe. “It provides a …

NASA to take SpaceX flight for Mission to Jupiter's icy moon
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA to take SpaceX flight for Mission to Jupiter's icy moon

India TV News  

NASA to take SpaceX flight for Mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed survey of Europa and use a sophisticated suite of science instruments to investigate whether the icy moon has conditions suitable for life. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, slated for a launch to Jupiter's icy moon in October 2024, will fly aboard a Falcon Heavy …

Nasa selects SpaceX for Jupiter moon mission
3 years, 8 months ago

Nasa selects SpaceX for Jupiter moon mission

Hindustan Times  

Nasa selected Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch its probe of Jupiter's moon Europa, which has liquid oceans that could harbour life. Nasa said the contract for the Europa Clipper mission, scheduled to launch in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket, is worth $178 million. Our @EuropaClipper will ride on a Falcon Heavy rocket carrying a sophisticated suite of science …

Europa: Nasa discovers the secret to Jupiter’s colour-changing, glowing moon
4 years, 4 months ago

Europa: Nasa discovers the secret to Jupiter’s colour-changing, glowing moon

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "We were able to predict that this nightside ice glow could provide additional information on Europa's surface …

Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photo
4 years, 6 months ago

Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photo

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Jupiter and its enticing moon Europa shine in a new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble snapped the picture last month when the planet was 406 million miles away, and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore released it Thursday. A bright white splotch in Jupiter’s northern latitudes indicates a new storm barreling around the …

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