NASA Europa Clipper mission is on its way to Europa, but it has some stops to make before it investigates the habitability of ...

Historically, when people have considered where to look for life elsewhere in the universe, they have focused on worlds ...

it will orbit the planet and begin making 49 close flybys of Europa in the spring of 2031, according to NASA. Europa Clipper will face a challenge once it reaches the planet's moon — exposure to ...

Europa Clipper will go into orbit and make a detailed survey. Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during ... [+] the mission’s close ...

The ambitious mission won't actually look for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.

It will take Europa Clipper 5 1/2 years to reach Jupiter, where it will slip into orbit around giant gas planet and sneak close to Europa during dozens of radiation-drenched flybys ...

Researchers are working on technology that could follow NASA’s Europa Clipper mission and hunt for life in the ocean of ...

Scientists have developed a new method to compute how tides affect the interiors of planets and moons. Importantly, the new ...

On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ...

NASA's Europa Clipper mission, featuring SwRI’s MASPEX and UVS instruments, seeks to uncover clues about life-supporting ...

Elon Musk's company has already launched more than 100 spacecraft this year, and it is aiming to send up around 40 more.

Scientists believe the moon's water, chemistry and energy ... This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. The mission is targeting an Oct. 10 ...