europa clipper

[ad_1] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing the Europa Clipper spacecraft for a mega launch in October this year. It is the “largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission,” NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL said in a post on X earlier this week. Here are Top 5 key facts you need to know about the Jupiter-bound Europa Clipper spacecraft. Watch videos for details:…

[ad_1] Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, but the focus of astronomers has not been that much on this gas giant as on other planets like Mars. The reason is simple – the Red Planet is considered as the best option for humanity to colonise another planet. Jupiter definitely is not on that list, as yet, but its moon Europa may well be one day. NASA’s…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Nasa’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has undergone a stringent series of environmental tests, simulating the harsh conditions it will face on its journey to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. Scheduled for launch in less than six months, this mission will traverse a staggering distance of 1.6 billion miles to investigate Europa’s subsurface ocean and its potential to support life.Preparing for the extremesThe spacecraft’s resilience was tested at Nasa’s…