Europa Clipper's flyby of Mars on March 1 will bring it within just 550 miles above the Martian surface, allowing scientists to study the planet's surface using Clipper's radar and thermal imager ...

During the flyby, Europa Clipper will approach Mars at a speed of about 88,200 kilometers per hour relative to the Sun. The spacecraft will utilise Mars' gravitational pull for approximately 24 ...

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Given the massive amounts of radiation in the Jovian system, Europa Clipper will do 50 flybys of the moon over the course of four years to reduce damage to instruments as well as give it windows ...

equivalent to one million X-rays during each flyby. Its electronics are heavily shielded to withstand this harsh environment. Europa Clipper will use gravitational assists from Earth and Mars to ...

Equipped with nine science instruments, Europa Clipper will study the moon’s surface and subsurface. The instruments will work together during each flyby to ... assists from Mars and Earth ...

"I personally think that this [the new study] is strong circumstantial evidence that a plume could have been present at Europa 20 years ago, when this flyby took place," Cynthia Phillips ...

The mission, called Europa Clipper, will see a spacecraft sent to Europa and remain in orbit around the moon for several years. The mission will attempt to answer many questions about Europa ...

At the Mars Yard that day, Leshin talked about the pioneering Europa Clipper spacecraft and the importance of “getting that to the pad.” It’s what NASA calls a Flagship mission, and its ...