For the study, the researchers analyzed the Europa Clipper flight plan regarding its 49 scheduled flybys of the small moon to ascertain how many of these flybys could be used to scout for future ...

NASA scientists recently used Europa Clipper’s instruments to take readings of Mars, as the spacecraft was passing within just 550 miles of the red planet’s surface on March 1.

The Europa Clipper launches for Jupiter’s ice-shrouded moon On Oct. 14, a Falcon Heavy launched the Europa Clipper on a five-and-a-half-year voyage to Jupiter.

After using the gravity of Mars and Earth as a slingshot, Europa Clipper is targeted to reach its destination in 2030 after ...

Europa, ahoy! NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft launched on October 14, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter that may have the conditions for life to exist (SN: 10/8/24).

Opinion On Europa Clipper: ‘Our Earthly emissary will visit a place we cannot’ Its mission is to study whether one of Jupiter’s moons has the characteristics necessary for life.

This is NASA's largest and best equipped interplanetary probe yet. Even with the initial boost from Falcon Heavy's thrusters, it'll take over five years for the circa 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) Clipper to ...

Europa Clipper is NASA's mission to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and determine whether its underground ocean is habitable. The mission launched on Oct. 14, 2024, atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket ...