On its way to Jupiter's orbit, Europa Clipper will visit Mars' vicinity in March for a gravity assist, before it heads Earthward, and then eventually on a path to visit Europa. According to NASA ...

Why Mars On March 1, Europa Clipper flew just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars in order to use the planet’s gravitational pull to reshape the spacecraft’s trajectory.

SEATTLE — Seattle’s waterfront is buzzing with visitors as tourism picks up, but traffic across one key route, the ferry between Seattle and Victoria, B.C., is noticeably lighter.

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft captured a thermal image of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby, testing instruments ahead of its mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa.

Clipper systems: How the weather phenomena that starts in Canada impacts Michigan Newberry could see heavy snow accumulation Tuesday through Wednesday —up to 11 inches, the weather service said.

Here’s how it works. "This mosaic of a star field was made from three images captured Dec. 4, 2024, by star tracker cameras aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft." (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) ...