In October this year, NASA will launch one of the most advanced spacecraft ever assembled. His target? Europa is the fourth largest moon of Jupiter. Europa Clipper missionThe satellite, which aims to reach Europa by 2030, is equipped with a range of instruments that could help scientists understand the moon’s complex geology and composition. researchers… Read More »
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will head to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message celebrating humanity’s connection to water. The message pays homage to past NASA missions that carried similar messages. As president of Extraterrestrial Messaging Intelligence, or METI International, I helped design the messaging in Clipper along with… Read More »
A single grain of ice flew out Jupitermoon of the ocean Europeif caught by NASA’s soon to be caught European Clipper A new experiment suggests spacecraft might be enough to uncover evidence of life in space. “With suitable instruments such as the Surface Dust Analyzer on NASA’s Europa Clipper space probe, finding life or traces… Read More »
A NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying a small ocean world will carry a metal plate engraved with the waves created by the many ways people say “water.” The Europa Clipper Vault Plate was revealed by NASA at the opening session of the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas, on Friday, March 8. Lori… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When NASA’s Europa Clipper aims to begin its highly anticipated mission to the icy moon in October, the spacecraft will carry a unique design engraved with names, poems and artwork symbolizing humanity. The US space… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When NASA’s Europa Clipper aims to begin its highly anticipated mission to the icy moon in October, the spacecraft will carry a unique design engraved with names, poems and artwork symbolizing humanity. The US space… Read More »
This drawing of Europa shows how its icy surface can glow even on the night side because Jupiter is constantly bombarding it with radiation.NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Juno mission found that Jupiter’s icy moon Europa produces 1,000 tons of oxygen every 24 hours. This amount is enough for one million people to breathe for a day, but… Read More »
In October, NASA plans to launch a spacecraft onto the icy marble called Europa, one of Jupiter’s 92 known moons. The real purpose of the probe? To help scientists understand this Europe can support life as we know it. This robotic explorer is aptly named European ClipperAccording to the statement published by the agency on… Read More »
SpaceX “Starship” begins its second test flight on November 18 from Orbital Launch Pad 1 at the company’s Starbase Facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Photo: Joe Marino/UPI December 29 (UPI) — 2023 has been a big year for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring… Read More »