NASA Europa Clipper
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NASA's Europa Clipper mission will find out if the conditions are right for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
Joined January 2015
On our way to Jupiter, getting ready to begin uncovering the secrets of its ocean moon Europa. Next up: a gravity-assist flyby of Mars in March.
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Our favorite backyard stargazing facts to bring up: .- You can see the largest moons of Jupiter (including Europa) with binoculars or a small telescope. - Europa is about the same size as Earth's Moon.
Tonight, bright Jupiter will appear close to the Moon. When you're looking at the Moon and Jupiter, you're actually looking at a LOT of moons. At last official count, Jupiter has 95, including Io, which our #JunoMission has studied, and Europa, the destination for @EuropaClipper
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From the reaches of interplanetary space between Earth and Mars come our spacecraft's first images. These views from the star tracker cameras help us orient in space throughout the long journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
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RT @NASASTEM: Ready to celebrate #NationalPuzzleDay?🧩. Test your jigsaw puzzle skills with the recently updated @NASA Kids Club "Put It Tog….
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RT @NASAAstrobio: Are you an undergraduate interested in exploring icy worlds? Apply to our @EuropaClipper ICONS internship and conduct ori….
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We'll be swinging by Mars in March before circling back past Earth for a final speed boost out to Jupiter.
We're just circling back on some things. In the coming months, our planetary exploration spacecraft will be making close approaches to the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, an asteroid, and more.
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RT @NASASolarSystem: Take an interactive, 3D tour of the Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest ever built for planetary exploration, now o….
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RT @EuropaClipper: Dreaming of Jupiter and Europa on an icy evening. Wishing you Happy Holidays and a successful journey in 2025. https://t….
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RT @NASA_LSP: Countdown to New Years! As 2025 approaches, let’s look back at LSP's launches of 2⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣! . 🚀On October 14, the Europa Clipp….
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RT @NASAScienceAA: This year, @NASA achieved incredible milestones:. 🚀 Landed new science on the Moon.🛰 Launched @EuropaClipper to explore….
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RT @NASAAstrobio: This holiday season, unwind with our coloring pages featuring NASA missions driving astrobiology research and exploration….
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Dreaming of Jupiter and Europa on an icy evening. Wishing you Happy Holidays and a successful journey in 2025.
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Good luck, Lucy!. We're preparing for our own gravity assist flybys during our journey to Jupiter. In March, the Europa Clipper spacecraft will be shooting past Mars, then Earth in 2026. Why? It's all about picking up speed! 1/2.
On approach! Right now, the #LucyMission spacecraft is about 264 thousand miles (about 425 thousand kilometers) from Earth and closing as it nears its gravity assist flyby. Closest approach will occur at 11:15 p.m. EST (04:15 GMT on Dec. 13). Follow along:
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RT @NASAJPL: “There's still so much that we don’t know, and I actually think that’s kind of cool.”. As @EuropaClipper continues its journey….
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RT @SenBillNelson: Our @NASAAero X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft and @EuropaClipper are named among Popular Science's 50 greatest innovation….
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Oooh. .
Just dropped: NASA Science posters and digital backgrounds are here! 🛰️✨. Explore a stunning composite image inspired by astrobiology – from life's tiniest building blocks on Earth to the farthest reaches of the cosmos. Download now:
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If you zoom in, the tiny "stars" lined up by bright Jupiter are some of its largest moons. In this shot, the one just below and to the left is Europa!.
Just look at that shine😎. On Dec. 7, Jupiter will be at its brightest for the year! Look to the east-northeast after sunset to see the planet rising. It'll be visible all night long. Use a telescope if you want to see details like Jupiter’s cloud bands.
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On our way to Jupiter, getting ready to begin uncovering the secrets of its ocean moon Europa. Next up: a gravity-assist flyby of Mars in March.
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