Europa Clipper - NASA Science
WEBEuropa Clipper is a robotic solar-powered spacecraft built to conduct the first detailed investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa. With its solar arrays deployed, Europa Clipper spans more than 100 feet (about 30 meters) – about the length of a basketball court.
NASA’s Europa Clipper gets the green light to launch | CNN
WEBSep 9, 2024 · The Europa Clipper spacecraft passed a key milestone on Monday and is on track to launch next month to explore and seek signs of habitability on one of Jupiter’s moons, according to NASA. The...
NASA is launching a major mission to look for habitable spots on ...
WEB18 hours ago · Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. On October 10, NASA is launching a hotly anticipated new mission to Jupiter's fourth-largest moon, Europa. Called Europa Clipper, the spacecraft will conduct a detailed ...
James Webb telescope finds potential signature of life on Jupiter's …
WEBSep 22, 2023 · NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed homemade carbon dioxide on Jupiter's icy moon Europa, raising the possibility that the frigid waterworld could host life. Europa, which...
Behold! Our closest view of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa in 22 years
WEBSep 30, 2022 · The Juno probe made the closest pass in 22 years of Jupiter's icy moon Europa on Thursday (Sept. 29), providing the best view of the ocean world since the NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by it...
NASA approves mission to search for a hidden ocean on Jupiter’s moon Europa
WEBSep 10, 2024 · After decades of dreaming of Jupiter’s moon Europa — and the vast ocean that probably lies beneath its icy surface — scientists are now weeks away from sending a spacecraft there.
NASA’s Juno Shares First Image From Flyby of Jupiter’s Moon Europa
WEBSep 29, 2022 · The complex, ice-covered surface of Jupiter's moon Europa was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft during a flyby on Sept. 29, 2022. At closest approach, the spacecraft came within a distance of about 219 miles (352 kilometers).
Europa Clipper Stories - NASA Science
WEB8 Things to Know About NASA’s Mission to an Ocean Moon of Jupiter. 6 min read. The first NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying an ocean world beyond Earth, Europa Clipper aims to find out if the ice-encased moon Europa could be habitable.
NASA’s Juno Shares First Image From Flyby of Jupiter’s Moon Europa
WEBSep 29, 2022 · The complex, ice-covered surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during a flyby on Sept. 29, 2022. At closest approach, the spacecraft came within a distance of about 219 miles (352 kilometers).
NASA’s Europa Clipper Makes Cross-Country Flight to Florida
WEBMay 24, 2024 · Europa Clipper joins the spacecraft’s two five-panel solar arrays that arrived at Kennedy in March. The arrays, each 46.5 feet (14.2 meters) long, will collect enough sunlight to power the spacecraft on its way to Jupiter’s moon. Technicians will install the arrays on the spacecraft before launch.