The Europa Clipper spacecraft is now on its way to explore Europa, a moon of Jupiter slightly smaller than our moon but with ...

But first stop is Mars for a speed boost, then back to Earth for the final push The Europa Clipper has unfurled its solar ...

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Despite not heading directly to Jupiter, NASA's Europa Clipper mission is embarking on a six-year odyssey to explore the icy moon Europa. This extended travel time is primarily due to the spacecraft's ...

Nasa’s mission to a Galilean moon of Jupiter that’s encrusted in a thick shell of ice will let us know if its bulky ocean has ...

The Europa Clipper mission will only be able to do a low fly-by of Europa for a couple of hours every three weeks, because longer immersion in Jupiter’s huge radiation zone would fry its electronics.

The spacecraft must navigate the vast distance between Earth and Jupiter, which is approximately 779 million kilometers at its closest approach.

Europa is considered one of the solar system's most promising spots to search for life beyond Earth. Read more at ...