Europa

NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Will Scour Jupiter Moon for Ingredients for Life

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer ...

October 12, 2024BY The Associated Press
SpaceX Awarded Contract to Launch NASA Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa

HAWTHORNE, Calif.—NASA announced today it has awarded Hawthorne-based SpaceX a $178 million contract to launch the first mission ...

July 23, 2021BY City News Service
Will NASA Mission Find a Salty Ocean on Europa?

Scientists believe Jupiter’s moon Europa may have a global ocean beneath an outer shell of ice—an ocean that ...

June 17, 2015BY Diana Lutz
The Moon Was a First Step, Mars Will Test Our Capabilities, but Europa Is the Prize

The icy moon Europa is perhaps the most tantalising destination in our solar system. Scientists have been trying ...

February 8, 2015BY Leigh Fletcher