New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar ...

A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has outlined the decade-long development and testing of what was ...

The ice on the surface of Jupiter's massive moon Europa is constantly changing, hinting at the presence of a subsurface ocean ...

On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipperto Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ice-covered Jovian moon Europa in 2030 and spend several years collecting and ...

NASA’s newest scientific flagship is on its way to the Jupiter system to explore the icy moon Europa, one of the most compelling worlds in our solar system. The mission lifted off Oct. 14 from ...

If all goes well, the Europa Clipper will brake into orbit around Jupiter in April 2030, setting up 49 close flybys of the frigid moon Europa, an ice-covered world with an interior warmed by the ...

54321 ignition and lift off. Lift *** heavy with Europa Clipper unveiling the mysteries of an enormous ocean lurking beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon. Europa engine cham pressures are nominal.

NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on Monday on a mission to examine whether Jupiter's moon Europa has conditions suitable to support life, with a focus on the large subsurface ocean ...

We'll post mission updates as they are warranted, including for solar array deploy, on this page as we chronicle Europa Clipper's mission to Jupiter and its icy moon Europa. Above you'll see a ...

NASA on Monday launched a spacecraft toward Europa as part of a six-year mission to study one of Jupiter’s moons, which the space agency believes could be one of the “most promising places ...

A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life. It will take Europa Clipper 5 ...