Europa Clipper

Europa Clipper is a NASA space mission designed to explore Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, which is believed to have a subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust. Launched in the 2020s, the mission aims to investigate Europa’s potential habitability by conducting detailed reconnaissance of its ice shell and underlying ocean. The spacecraft is equipped with a suite of scientific instruments to analyze the moon’s surface composition, ice thickness, and the potential for life in its ocean. The mission’s findings could provide crucial insights into the conditions that may support life beyond Earth.