Using a formidable array of instruments for each of the mission's 49 flybys, scientists will be able to "see" how thick the moon's icy shell is and gain a deeper understanding of the vast ocean ...
The ambitious mission won't actually look for life, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to explore Jupiter's moon Europa, one of the prime candidates for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will assess whether Europa's conditions, such as ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper, the largest robotic probe the agency has ever built, rocketed into space Monday on a mission to ...