NASA, Europa and Jupiter
Why NASA is sending the Europa Clipper to search for aliens near Jupiter
NASA's Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter's moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life — and there's only one way to find out.
NASA is launching a major mission to look for habitable spots on Jupiter's moon Europa
NASA is launching a hotly anticipated new mission to Jupiter's fourth-largest moon, Europa. Called Europa Clipper, the spacecraft will conduct a detailed study of the moon, looking for potential places where Europa might host alien life.
A New Spacecraft Could Help Determine if There’s Life on a Moon of Jupiter
All of that, plus fuel, means the spacecraft tips the scales at approximately 13,000 lbs., which requires a bruiser of a rocket to muscle it off the ground. Europa Clipper will get that rocket, in the form of the 27-engine SpaceX Falcon Heavy, with over 5 million lbs. of thrust, able to launch more than 37,000 lbs. on an interplanetary trajectory.
NASA Awaits ‘All-Clear’ for Mission to Search for Life on Jupiter’s Moon
NASA’s Europa Clipper probe will spend about four years exploring whether Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, could support life.
NASA, SpaceX delay launch to study Jupiter’s moon Europa as Hurricane Milton approaches
The Europa Clipper had been scheduled to launch Thursday from Florida, beginning its six-year journey to the Jupiter moon to search for signs of life.
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will investigate whether an icy moon of Jupiter can support alien life
Discovering extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific and philosophical revelations that our species has ever made. But such a big discovery won't come easy. Our starting point is to first search other worlds for signs of habitability,
Watch Live: NASA’s Europa Clipper Launching to Jupiter’s Icy Moon on SpaceX Falcon Heavy
NASA's Europa Clipper mission, set to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa, will commence with a launch on October 10 using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. After a journey spanning 1.8 billion miles, the spacecraft aims to investigate Europa's subsurface ocean and its potential for life,
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to look for life-friendly conditions around Jupiter
NASA is poised to launch Europa Clipper, a $5.2 billion mission to Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, as early as October 10. The spacecraft will blast off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. It will study Europa, a possible home for extraterrestrial life, through a series of flybys after reaching Jupiter in 2030.
NASA set to launch mission to Jupiter's moon Europa in search of signs of life
Scientists believe the moon's water, chemistry and energy could support life. Marking the latest foray into space exploration, NASA is preparing to launch its first mission to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa, to determine if it harbors conditions suitable to support life.
Europa Clipper to investigate whether Jupiter's icy moon can support alien life
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is launching this week to one of the best places we know to search for alien lifeforms.
With the Europa Clipper mission, NASA hopes to find signs of life
NASA hopes to launch the Europa Clipper mission. It will then spend the next five years travelling 628.3 million kilometers before it gets the chance to explore Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa, and search for signs it could host life.
Hurricane Milton’s Imminent Landfall Officially Delays NASA Mission to Jupiter
NASA’s Europa Clipper, a mission set to probe Jupiter’s icy moon, will no longer launch on Thursday due to a Category 5 ...
Watch Live: SpaceX launches Hera asteroid mission Monday, but delays Europa Clipper because of Hurricane Milton
SpaceX returned to flight with its Falcon 9 rocket Monday sending up the Hera probe for the European Space Agency, but have ...
Europa is an icy ocean world—and NASA is finally going to explore it
For the first time, NASA is journeying to this mysterious moon to determine if it might be able to host alien life.
NASA releases photo of ocean world. It shows why NASA's going there.
NASA's about to launch a huge spacecraft to a world harboring voluminous seas.
NASA’s skywatching tips for October include a comet and Europa
NASA is back with its monthly update of what to look out for in the night sky over the coming weeks. And there's plenty to ...
Meteorologist shows predicted path of Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified to a Category 5 with winds at 160 mph, set to make landfall on the Florida Gulf ...