Space

Europa Clipper Starts Quest to Jupiter's Icy Moon

.A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket bring NASA's Europa Dog clipper space probe lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Room Facility in Florida on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.Europa Clipper is actually the first purpose designed to conduct a thorough study of Jupiter's moon Europa to find out if it presently has livable conditions. The space capsule will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion km) to arrive at Jupiter in April 2030. It will certainly orbit Jupiter as well as carry out 49 near flybys of Europa.Follow Europa Dog clipper's quest in NASA's Eyes on the Planetary system app.Photo credit rating: SpaceX.

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