NASA Europa Clipper mission is on its way to Europa, but it has some stops to make before it investigates the habitability of the icy ocean moon of Jupiter, including a Mars trip and a brief return to ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is scheduled for launch on October 10, 2024, from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The mission aims to explore Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA’S Europa Clipper is headed to Jupiter’s ocean moon, looking to determine if life is possible in the place in our solar system some scientists consider most hospitable ...

A conception of the Europa Lander settled down on the icy moon's surface. Credit: NASA NASA is headed to Jupiter's fascinating moon Europa this year. Scientists suspect a deep ocean sloshes beneath ...

NASA has been preparing for their Europa Clipper mission since 2013, when the mission’s pre-project was approved. The spacecraft is roughly the length of a basketball court, making it the largest ever ...

Does life exist on Europa, the moon of Jupiter that has enticed astrobiologists for decades with signs of a vast and sunless ocean hidden beneath its crust? Data from NASA’s Jupiter-orbiting Juno ...

system for life as we know it. According to ocean scientists at MIT, it seems that massive ice fractures occur on Europa daily – about once every 30 seconds as a matter of fact. Such a phenomenon ...

A series of ring structures on the surface of Europa may give hints to the thick ice shell below — and could affect the potential for life on one of the most promising places to find it in our solar ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon is not looking for life, but will see if life could be possible there. It’s a step that could help the bigger hunt ...

ORLANDO Fla. — NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon is not looking for life, but will see if life could be possible there. It’s a step that could help the bigger hunt beyond our solar ...