And so it will be able to see car-sized objects on the surface of Europa." Two spectrometers will study surface chemistry and the composition of the moon's ultra-thin atmosphere, on the lookout ...

"The mission's three main science objectives are to understand the nature of the ice shell and the ocean beneath it, along with the moon’s composition and geology," NASA writes on its Europa ...

Europa's Internal Structure and Habitability Understanding Europa's magnetic field is crucial for revealing the moon’s internal composition, which could shed light on its potential for ...

"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to build up the energy we need to get to Jupiter and Europa." Today (March ...

NASA installed the solar array for the Europa Clipper spacecraft, a robotic craft with a mission to reach Jupiter’s moon Europa by 2030. The large moon is one of 95 that orbit Jupiter ...

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. Photo: John Raoux/AP ...