Space

Europa Clipper Begins Quest to Jupiter's Icy Moon

.A SpaceX Falcon Heavy spacecraft lugging NASA's Europa Dog clipper spacecraft lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Fla on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.Europa Clipper is the very first purpose designed to carry out an in-depth research study of Jupiter's moon Europa to determine if it presently possesses habitable states. The space probe is going to journey 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion km) to hit Jupiter in April 2030. It will definitely orbit Jupiter as well as administer 49 near flybys of Europa.Adhere to Europa Dog clipper's journey in NASA's Eyes on the Solar System app.Photo credit report: SpaceX.