NASA's Europa Clipper will initiate a gravity assist on its journey to Jupiter. The probe will slingshot around Mars to gain speed. NASA footage ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

Before reaching Jupiter, Europa Clipper will perform a series of gravity assists to increase its speed. The first of these will take place in March 2025, when the spacecraft flies near Mars.

"Please say goodbye to Clipper, on its way to Europa." To get to Jupiter, the Clipper will first fly past Mars on March 1, using the red planet's gravity to boost its speed and bend the trajectory ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper is well on its way to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, set to arrive in 2030. While its science instruments ...

In fact, the initial gravity assist flyby in August 2024 will ... and a half years studying the icy satellites of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto, but also conduct 67 orbits of Jupiter.