Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to ...

In a remarkable moment during its journey toward Jupiter, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft managed to capture a stunning ...

Jupiter's moon Europa, which was often pictured as a still, silent shell may be home to a giant liquid water ocean that holds ...

The Europa Clipper spacecraft, which main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, that could support life, is seen in April being ...

The Europa Clipper spacecraft, which main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, that could support life, is seen in April being ...

On Oct. 14, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft began a vital mission. It will be investigating the potential habitability of Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa — but first, it has to get there.

These findings, combined with the telescope's data, strengthen the case for a massive liquid ocean hidden beneath Europa's ...

Europa Clipper will reach the orbit of Jupiter’s moon in late spring/early summer of 2030. The spacecraft, the largest NASA has ever built for a visit to another planet, will study the ocean world.

Europa Clipper launched successfully on Monday afternoon from the space agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. When a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lofted the mission into space ...

It will take Europa Clipper 5½ years to reach Jupiter, where it will slip into orbit around the giant gas planet and sneak close to Europa during dozens of radiation-drenched flybys.

The Europa Clipper mission launched using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy at 12:06 p.m. ET today, Monday October 14, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, setting off on its long ...