The Europa Clipper is NASA's mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa. ... At launch, with its tanks full of thruster fuel, Europa Clipper will be about 13,000 pounds (6,000 kg), ...

From SpaceX plucking its huge Super Heavy rocket out of the sky to the launch of NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission, this year held many amazing advances.

The Europa Clipper has unfurled its solar panels and is on its way to Jupiter, ... Even with the initial boost from Falcon Heavy's thrusters, it'll take over five years for the circa 6,000 kg ...

The Europa Clipper remains on track for launch Oct. 10 to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, where a vast ocean lurks beneath an icy crust. Transistor issue resolved, ...

NASA launches Europa Clipper to probe Jupiter moon 05:17. One day after launching a Starship rocket on a dramatic test flight in Texas, SpaceX fired off a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida on ...

NASA is troubleshooting a recently revealed problem with the transistors aboard its $5 billion Europa Clipper spacecraft, ... Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal ...

Europa Clipper cost about $3.8 billion to make and launch, and it will cost another $1.2 billion to operate until it completes its core mission in 2034, according to the Planetary Society.

The Europa Clipper launched at 12:06 p.m. EDT on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Ahead of the Clipper is a six-year, 1.8 billion-mile journey to ...

Europa Clipper is heading to the moon of the same name, which orbits around Jupiter — and that giant planet has an intense environment of radiation around it that is hostile to electronics.

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 ...

After an exhaustive review of suspect transistors in NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, NASA managers have cleared the probe for launch next month as planned on a $5.2 billion mission to find out ...

The Europa Clipper remains on track for launch Oct. 10 to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, ... using its thrusters to brake into an initial orbit around the giant planet.