SMRTR TechOct 14, 2024Interesting Engineering

Alien hunt: NASA’s largest spacecraft to probe life on Jupiter’s icy moon launched

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NASA launched Europa Clipper, its largest spacecraft ever built for planetary exploration, to investigate Jupiter's moon Europa for potential signs of life. The mission will conduct 49 flybys of Europa starting in 2031, using nine advanced scientific instruments to study the moon's icy shell, atmosphere, and vast subsurface ocean.

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