NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully launched on October 14, 2024, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission aims to investigate Europa, one of ...

The Europa Clipper spacecraft, which main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, that could support life, is seen in April being ...

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.

However, scientists did note that it would take six years for the Europa Clipper to travel the 1.8 billion miles and enter Jupiter's orbit, meaning they can't even start looking around until 2030.

The icy surface of Jupiter 's moon Europa appears to be constantly changing, new data from the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed. This phenomena, the team explained, is heightened in so ...

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

With such a map, the Europa Clipper will be able to orient itself for the long trek to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. As such, onboard are a pair of small cameras called star trackers, which capture ...

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.

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.

NASA launched Europa Clipper on Monday, Oct. 14. The spacecraft will reach Jupiter's moon Europa in 2030 and investigate if life could survive there.

While orbiting Jupiter, it will cross paths with Europa 49 times. The mission will end in 2034 with a planned crash into Ganymede — Jupiter’s biggest moon and the solar system’s too.

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.