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 NASA's mission to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and determine whether its underground ocean is habitable. The mission launched on Oct. 14, 2024, atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket ...

The Europa Clipper's flybys will cover both hemispheres of the moon, the closest of which will be at an altitude of 16 miles above Europa's surface, NASA says. On board, ...

NASA has successfully launched the Europa Clipper, the agency's biggest-ever interplanetary spacecraft, into space and it's now headed for Jupiter's frozen moon Europa. "Congratulations to our ...

This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. NASA/JPL-Caltech Update: NASA has confirmed launch is scheduled for no earlier than 12:06 p.m. ET on Monday.

Europa Clipper, a $5 billion flagship mission to an icy moon of Jupiter, is currently scheduled to lift off at 12:06 p.m. EDT (1606 GMT) ...

Europa Clipper and JUICE are set up to give scientists game-changing information about the potential habitability of Jupiter’s moons. While both missions will gather data on multiple moons, ...

Europa Clipper is carrying nine science instruments, including two that will catch dust and gas, and a gravity experiment that uses telecommunications systems, the agency says. Weighing 13,000 ...

Opinion On Europa Clipper: ‘Our Earthly emissary will visit a place we cannot’ Its mission is to study whether one of Jupiter’s moons has the characteristics necessary for life.

NASA’s Europa Clipper will take off today. You can watch the launch live during a live stream on NASA’s website. the Europa Clipper mission is one of the most exciting of the year, with NASA ...

The aim is to launch Europa Clipper from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a window that opens on October 10. Now, final work is underway, ...