NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon is not looking for life, but will see if life could be possible there. It’s a step that could help the bigger hunt beyond our solar system. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy carrying the largest satellite ever built for NASA’s planetary science missions lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 12:06 p.

NASA is set to launch its Europa Clipper spacecraft Monday atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for its first mission to Jupiter since 2011. The mission is scheduled for 12:06 p.m. ET and weather conditions appear favorable for Europa Clipper to begin its six-year journey Jupiter's icy moon Europa.

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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.

Europa Clipper, the largest extraplanetary spacecraft ever built by NASA, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center Monday atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, headed toward Jupiter. The spacecraft,

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has begun its long journey to Jupiter, where it will study Europa, one of the planet's moons believed to contain a vast subsurface ocean that may harbour conditions suitable for life,