NASA's Europa Clipper Launches to Explore Potential for Life on Jupiter’s Moon.
Science and Technology
On October 14, 2024, NASA launched its Europa Clipper spacecraft as part of the Europa mission to study Jupiter and its moon Europa, which is one of Jupiter's 95 known moons.
- The spacecraft was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
- This mission is NASA's first dedicated to exploring an ocean world beyond Earth.
Main Points:- The main goal of the mission is to find out if Europa's icy shell and the ocean beneath it could support life.
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