NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life
Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean is thought to be sloshing fairly close to the surface. It won’t search for life, but rather determine whether conditions there could support it. Another mission would be needed to flush out any microorganisms lurking there.
Can an icy Jupiter moon sustain life? NASA’s biggest space probe will investigate.
NASA is set to launch a jumbo spacecraft, Europa Clipper, to see if an icy moon of Jupiter has the characteristics of a habitable world.
NASA's Europa Clipper to launch search for 'ingredients of life' on Jupiter's icy moon
It won't land, but the robotic spacecraft will fly as close as 16 miles to the moon's frozen surface to probe oceans of liquid water beneath.
NASA's Europa Clipper to explore Jupiter's icy moon
NASA is poised to send a jumbo robotic probe called the Europa Clipper to see if the icy moon has the key characteristics of a habitable world. The Post's Joel Achenbach explains.
NASA delays Europa Clipper launch to Jupiter to Oct. 14 amid post-hurricane checks
NASA has postponed the launch of its next flagship mission to Jupiter by at least another day due to the impact of Hurricane Milton at its Florida launch site.
When will NASA launch Europa Clipper? What to know about long-awaited mission to Jupiter's moon
NASA's mission to send a spacecraft to scour Jupiter's moon Europa for signs of life appears back on track after Hurricane Milton forced a delay.
Can Jupiter's moon Europa support life? NASA and Europa Clipper are on the case
The goal for Europa Clipper, which will reach Jupiter's orbit in 2030, is to see if life is possible on Jupiter's moon Europa.
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