NASA, Europa Clipper and Jupiter
NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries
NASA's Europa Clipper probe will lift off and embark on a long-awaited mission to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which scientists think is one of the most promising places to look for life beyond Earth.
A NASA probe is about to launch to an icy moon that could have life
A NASA mission launching in October will send cameras and other scientific equipment to see, among other things, whether Jupiter's moon Europa could sustain life.
Europa Clipper: 8 things to know about NASA's mission to an ocean moon of Jupiter
The first NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying an ocean world beyond Earth, Europa Clipper aims to find out whether the ice-encased moon Europa could be habitable.
NASA spacecraft to study Jupiter moon’s underground ocean cleared for October launch
NASA has given the go-ahead to next month’s launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa. Monday's decision came after after reviewing the spacecraft’s ability to withstand the intense radiation there.
Are we alone? Europa Clipper mission prepares to launch to Jupiter’s icy moon to help find out
NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory officials gave a sneak peek into the upcoming Europa Clipper mission, the first NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying an ocean world beyond our planet. It will travel 1.
NASA probe is about to launch to an icy moon that could have life
A long-awaited mission to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, is on track to launch in just a few weeks. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 17, 2024.)
NASA's 'Clipper' seeks life-supporting elements on Europa, icy moon of Jupiter
NASA's unmanned Europa Clipper won't search for life on Jupiter's moon; just conditions that would support it.
NASA's Europa Clipper ready to launch to Jupiter's moon next month
NASA is set to go on a mission to explore one of the most promising places within our solar system that could potentially harbor life. But it's not a planet - it's actually one of Jupiter's 95 moons.
Jupiter-bound JUICE probe snaps photo of Earth, the moon and Uranus
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission photographed the Earth, moon and Uranus as it heads toward Venus for a gravity assist next year.
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ESA's JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here's why
ESA 's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is ultimately headed for the Jovian system, but on Aug. 20, it took a quick look at ...
NASA’s Jupiter Probe Cleared for October Launch After Last-Minute Radiation Tests
Europa Clipper is officially slated to launch on October 10, a month from today, following crunch-time reviews of the ...
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NASA's Juno probe spots massive new volcano on Jupiter moon Io
The images of the new volcano were taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft and its JunoCam as it made a flyby of Io — the solar ...
Volcanoes may help reveal interior heat on Jupiter moon
By staring into the hellish landscape of Jupiter's moon Io—the most volcanically active location in the solar system—Cornell ...
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NASA spacecraft discovers new volcano on one of Jupiter’s many moons
NASA’s Juno spacecraft, flying around the ‘Gas Giant’ of the solar system, recently discovered a volcano on one of Jupiter’s many moons – a feature that was not detected some 27 years ago. The ...