NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has begun its 1.8 billion-mile trek to Jupiter and appears to be working well after today's successful launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

With the launch window set to open as soon as Oct. 10, NASA officials took the time Tuesday to provide an update on the Europa Clipper mission during a news conference. "Our journey of exploration ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft launched at 12:06 p.m. Monday, beginning a nearly six-year, 1.8-billion-mile voyage to Jupiter, where it will study the frozen moon Europa, scanning below its ...

NASA is weeks away from sending its Clipper orbiter on a journey to the Jupiter moon Europa, which scientists believe could harbor conditions for life. Story by Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY • 1w ...

The Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest NASA has ever built for a planetary mission, launched on a 1.8 billion-mile journey from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Europa at 12:06 p.m.

transcript. NASA Launches Mission to Study Jupiter’s Moon Europa Clipper will study whether Europa, Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, possesses ingredients and conditions favorable for life.

NASA's 100-foot-long and approximately 58-foot-wide Clipper probe is the largest spacecraft the agency has built for a planetary mission and will travel 1.8 billion miles to Europa.

A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.

NASA's Europa Clipper astrobiology probe passed a major technical review today (Sept. 9), keeping the highly anticipated mission on track for its planned Oct. 10 launch.

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is on track for an October launch following tests confirming the spacecraft can handle the harsh conditions around Jupiter's intriguing moon.

NASA said on Thursday that it is studying the durability of transistors on a $5 billion spacecraft to Europa, Jupiter’s ocean moon, which has led to concerns about the spacecraft’s ability to ...

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has begun its 1.8 billion-mile trek to Jupiter and appears to be working well after today's successful launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.