After ten years of development and construction, NASA's Europa Clipper mission is just months away from departing Earth on its journey to the Jovian system. The five-year trip will subject the ...

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NASA's Europa Clipper is about to use Mars' gravitational pull to slingshot itself as it makes its way to Jupiter's fourth-largest moon later this week. The craft launched from the agency's ...

NASA has been preparing for their Europa Clipper mission since 2013, when the mission’s pre-project was approved. The spacecraft is roughly the length of a basketball court, making it the ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper craft was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket, aiming to conduct its first mission to study Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa. Photo: John Raoux/AP ...

Scientists have observed plumes of water vapor erupting from Europa's surface. The spacecraft will fly through these plumes to collect samples and analyze their composition for signs of life.

"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to build up the energy we need to get to Jupiter and Europa." Today (March ...