"Unraveling Jupiter's Mysteries: NASA's Missions to Europa and Beyond"

NASA's Europa Clipper is undergoing extensive environmental testing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in preparation for its launch to Jupiter's moon Europa, where it will conduct close flybys to study the potential for supporting life. The spacecraft has been subjected to rigorous tests simulating the extreme conditions of space, including shaking, chilling, airlessness, and electromagnetic fields, and has performed well. Scheduled for launch in less than six months, the mission aims to determine the moon's icy shell thickness, composition, and geology to better understand its potential for habitable environments.