Space

Europa Clipper Starts Trip to Jupiter's Icy Moon

.A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket bring NASA's Europa Clipper space probe lifts off coming from NASA's Kennedy Area Facility in Florida on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.Europa Dog clipper is the 1st mission created to perform a comprehensive research study of Jupiter's moon Europa to find out if it currently has livable states. The spacecraft will certainly journey 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion km) to reach Jupiter in April 2030. It will certainly orbit Jupiter as well as administer 49 near flybys of Europa.Adhere to Europa Dog clipper's quest in NASA's Eyes on the Planetary system application.Image credit: SpaceX.