the agency's Europa Clipper has another 1.6 billion miles (2.6 billion kilometers) to go before it reaches Jupiter's orbit in 2030 to take close-up images of the icy moon Europa with science cameras.

The star trackers — formally known as the stellar reference units — provide guidance by taking pictures of stars ... On its way to Jupiter's orbit, Europa Clipper will visit Mars' vicinity ...

So, with everything on track, mission controllers commanded Europa Clipper to approach Mars' orbit in November of ... test it by capturing multicolored images of Mars. Breaking space news, the ...