Europa Clipper Advances in Quest for Life on Jupiter's Moon

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Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Europa Clipper Advances in Quest for Life on Jupiter's Moon
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NASA's Europa Clipper mission is progressing well as the spacecraft travels deeper into space, with successful deployment of its solar arrays and magnetometer boom. The mission aims to explore Jupiter's moon Europa, focusing on its icy shell, ocean interactions, composition, and geology to assess its potential for habitability. The spacecraft will conduct a gravity assist in December 2026 before reaching the Jupiter system, with various instruments being tested en route.

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