People have long since wondered if any other planets in our solar system could house us and other life forms, and after decades of research, NASA thinks it might have found one: Europa, Jupiter's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steam poured from beneath the Falcon Heavy rocket, quickly followed by bright propulsion as it rose into the clear Florida sky ...

TWO. ONE. IGNITION AND LIFTOFF. LIFTOFF OF FALCON HEAVY WITH THE EUROPA CLIPPER. A $1.8 BILLION, 1.8 BILLION MILE MISSION STARTED RIGHT THERE WITH THAT BLAST OFF TODAY FROM OUR SPACE COAST WITH THE ...

While scientists have debated for decades about the thickness of Europa's icy shell, Jupiter's icy moon, a new study finally provides a clear answer. This is an important result for ...

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- NASA is getting ready to launch is new project into space later this year. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is in its final preparations before being shipped to the Kennedy ...

Planetary astronomer Bonnie Buratti remembers exactly where she was the first time she heard that Jupiter’s icy moon Europa might host life. It was the 1980s, and Buratti was a graduate student at ...

When NASA launches its Europa Clipper mission, scheduled for October 2024, the spacecraft will carry a special surprise aboard alongside its components and instruments: a commemorative plate honoring ...

NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory officials gave a sneak peek into the upcoming Europa Clipper mission, the first NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying an ocean world beyond our planet. It will ...

A Falcon Heavy lifts off Oct. 14 from the Kennedy Space Center carrying NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft. Credit: Brandon Lindner MILAN — A long-awaited mission to study if an icy moon of Jupiter ...

An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the potential for life on other worlds is coming into focus with confirmation of the Europa Clipper mission’s next phase. The ...

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Scientists have wondered about possible alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa, and it's looking like we're going to get our first real look at the problem. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...