Space

Europa Clipper Begins Journey to Jupiter's Icy Moon

.A SpaceX Falcon Heavy spacecraft lugging NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft takes off from NASA's Kennedy Room Facility in Florida on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.Europa Clipper is the first purpose designed to carry out a detailed study of Jupiter's moon Europa to figure out if it currently has livable states. The space capsule will certainly take a trip 1.8 billion kilometers (2.9 billion km) to reach Jupiter in April 2030. It will certainly orbit Jupiter and also administer 49 near flybys of Europa.Observe Europa Clipper's quest in NASA's Eyes on the Solar System app.Photo debt: SpaceX.

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