"2024's Stellar Lineup: Key Space Missions and Celestial Events to Anticipate"

The year 2024 is set to be a landmark year for space exploration with several significant missions lined up. NASA's Europa Clipper will investigate Jupiter's moon Europa for signs of extraterrestrial life, while Artemis II will mark the return of humans to lunar orbit. The VIPER rover will search for water on the Moon's south pole, and Lunar Trailblazer aims to map lunar water from orbit. JAXA's Martian Moon eXploration mission will study the origins of Mars' moons, and ESA's Hera mission will examine the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system post-DART impact for planetary defense insights.