Space

Europa Clipper Starts Trip to Jupiter's Icy Moon

.A SpaceX Falcon Heavy spacecraft carrying NASA's Europa Dog clipper space probe takes off from NASA's Kennedy Area Facility in Fla on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.Europa Dog clipper is actually the first mission designed to administer a detailed research study of Jupiter's moon Europa to identify if it presently possesses livable conditions. The spacecraft will definitely take a trip 1.8 billion kilometers (2.9 billion km) to arrive at Jupiter in April 2030. It will orbit Jupiter as well as carry out 49 near flybys of Europa.Comply with Europa Clipper's experience in NASA's Eyes on the Planetary system application.Graphic credit: SpaceX.