OTD In Space - November. 5: Galileo Spacecraft Flies By Jupiter’s Moon Amalthea
On 5, 2002, NASA's old Galileo spacecraft was almost out of fuel. But the Jupiter mission still had some science to do. ‘On ...
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Scientists long urged NASA to search for signs of life near Jupiter. Now it’s happening
Clipper isn’t the first mission to explore the icy moon. The Galileo probe flew past it in the 1990s, confirming scientists’ hopes that the moon was more than the quiet rocky ball orbiting Earth.
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NASA launches Europa Clipper to see if Jupiter’s icy moon has ingredients for life
Scientists have advocated for a Europa mission for decades, ever since NASA’s Galileo probe found that the moon likely has a subterranean global ocean, heated by Jupiter’s gravitational forces ...
OTD In Space - October. 29: Galileo Spacecraft Flies By Asteroid Gaspra
On October 29, 1991, the Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Gaspra on its way to Jupiter. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...
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NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Aims for Jupiter’s Most Intriguing Moon
Long, sinuous fissures and ridges crisscross Europa in this color composite view from NASA’s Galileo probe, hinting at deeper geological activity that has cracked and jumbled the icy moon’s ...
Can an icy Jupiter moon sustain life? NASA’s biggest space probe will investigate.
NASA is set to launch a jumbo spacecraft, Europa Clipper, to see if an icy moon of Jupiter has the characteristics of a habitable world.
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NASA's Europa Clipper Spacecraft Will Scour Jupiter Moon for the Ingredients for Life
NASA’s Galileo spacecraft had repeated flybys of the moon during the 1990s, passing as close as 124 miles (200 kilometers). Still in action around Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft has added to ...