Europa Clipper will reach the orbit of Jupiter’s moon in late spring/early summer of 2030. The spacecraft, the largest NASA has ever built for a visit to another planet, will study the ocean world.

Europa Clipper is NASA's largest solar-powered spacecraft for a planetary mission, and it will enter a long, looping orbit around the gas giant Jupiter to perform repeated close flybys of the moon ...

Clipper will circle Jupiter every 21 days. One of those days will bring it close to Europa, among 95 known moons of Jupiter and close to our own moon in size.

One of those days will bring it close to Europa, among 95 known moons at Jupiter and close to our own moon in size. The spacecraft will skim as low as 16 miles (25 kilometers) above Europa ...

Jupiter's icy moon Europa may contain these crucial elements and is as old as Earth. NASA’ s Europa Clipper spacecraft is the one which helps to conduct an in-depth study of Europa and assess ...

On Oct. 14, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft began a vital mission. It will be investigating the potential habitability of Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa — but first, it has to get there.

One of Jupiter’s 95 known moons, Europa is almost the size of our own moon. It’s encased in an ice sheet estimated to be 10 miles to 15 miles or more (15 kilometers to 24 kilometers) thick. Scientists ...

Southwest Research Institute. "Ongoing surface modification on Jupiter's moon Europa uncovered." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 28 May 2025. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 05 ...

David W. Brown on a NASA mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa to search for alien life, and on the planetary scientist Louise Prockter, a leader of the mission.

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