NASA’s mission to investigate a potentially habitable ocean world is ready for launch
A mission that will investigate whether life could exist on an ice-covered ocean world in our solar system — Jupiter’s moon Europa — is ready for liftoff.
$5.2 billion NASA probe to assess habitability of sub-surface ocean on moon of Jupiter
The ambitious mission won't actually look for life, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.
NASA Spacecraft to Study Whether Jupiter's Moon Europa Can Harbor Life
The Europa Clipper spacecraft, which main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, that could support life, is seen being built and tested at Jet Propulsion Laboratory during a media tour,
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.
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 Prepares Europa Clipper Launch to Study an Ocean Moon’s Habitability
NASA’s first mission to Jupiter in more than a decade is scheduled to launch on Monday. This time, the object of investigation is not the giant planet itself, but one of its moons: Europa. This Jovian satellite possesses an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy shell,
NASA to launch mission to a moon of Jupiter thought to contain an underground ocean
NASA is about to launch its Europa Clipper mission to the icy moon of Jupiter. Thought to contain an underground ocean and potentially habitable environment, Europa has long been a tantalizing target.
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NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft will explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa on a mission to understand how habitable Jovian satellite, with its vast salty ocean wrapped in a thick ice crust, really is.
NASA spacecraft to scour Jupiter's icy moon in search of life-supporting conditions
A massive NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa. The craft, named Europa Clipper, will determine if conditions there could support 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.
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