This first image isn’t just a stunning view of space—it’s a crucial ... be perfectly aligned when it reaches Jupiter’s moon in April 2030. Europa Clipper is one of the most ambitious ...

What views of the night sky would we have if we had evolved on the Jupiter moon Europa, or one of the TRAPPIST-1 planets?

"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper is using Mars and Earth’s gravity to travel efficiently to Jupiter. The spacecraft will study Europa’s ...

It is expected to reach Jupiter in 2030 after travelling ... the study of astrobiology and how we view our place in the ...

The first major event of Europa Clipper's journey to Jupiter takes place this weekend as a gravity assist maneuver around the ...

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It was a history making launch -- when NASA’s Europa Clipper embarked on its long five-year voyage to Jupiter. The $5 billion spacecraft is the largest ever built for a mission headed to another ...

Jupiter's four largest moons — Europa, Io, Ganymede and Callisto ... Best viewing spots will have an unobstructed view of the sky, away from streetlights and other artificial lighting.

Liftoff! NASA's Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter Oct. 14, 2024 — NASA's Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper craft was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket, aiming to conduct its first mission to study Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa. Photo: John Raoux/AP ...