In Depth | Europa Clipper – NASA Solar System Exploration

Plumes of water vapor that may be venting into space from Jupiter's moon Europa could come from within the icy crust itself, according to new research.

Potential Plumes on Europa Could Come From Water in the Crust

New experiments re-create the environment of Europa and find that the icy moon shines, even on its nightside. The effect is more than just a cool visual.

Europa Glows: Radiation Does a Bright Number on Jupiter's Moon

The next full Moon will be on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2020. The Moon will appear full from Wednesday morning through Saturday morning.

October 2020: The Next Full Moon is the Harvest Moon

The Hubble image includes a new storm brewing on Jupiter, and a cousin of the famous Great Red Spot region gearing up to change color.

Hubble Captures Crisp New Portrait of Jupiter's Storms

This page showcases our resources for those interested in learning more about ocean worlds.

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The next full Moon will be early Sunday morning, July 5, 2020. There also will be a partial penumbral eclipse of the Moon.

July 2020: The Next Full Moon is the Buck Moon

Scientists are using modern image processing techniques to create new views of Europa's surface.

Newly Reprocessed Images of Europa Show 'Chaos Terrain' in Crisp Detail

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.

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Built in 1961, the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is the cradle of robotic space exploration.

Space History Is Made in This NASA Robot Factory

A research team led out of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has detected water vapor for the first time above Europa’s surface.

NASA Scientists Confirm Water Vapor on Europa

Zibi Turtle plays a key role in two bold missions to explore two of the most scientifically fascinating moons of our solar system: Titan and Europa.

Zibi Turtle: Titan of Exploration

Europa Clipper will explore Jupiter's icy moon in-depth during multiple flybys, studying whether Europa could harbor conditions suitable for life.

Europa Clipper's Mission to Jupiter's Icy Moon Confirmed

Robots can drive on the plains and craters of Mars, but what if we could explore cliffs, polar caps and other hard-to-reach places on the Red Planet and beyond?

For Climbing Robots, the Sky's the Limit

Scientists have discovered that the yellow color seen on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is actually sodium chloride, a compound known on Earth as table salt.

Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa

Scientists have reproduced in the lab how the ingredients for life could have formed deep in the ocean 4 billion years ago. The results of the new study offer clues to how life started on Earth and where else in the cosmos we might find it.

NASA Study Reproduces Origins of Life on Ocean Floor

Scientists have synthesized a molecular system that, like DNA, can store and transmit information. This suggests there could be a genetic system for life that may be possible on other worlds.

NASA-Funded Research Creates DNA-like Molecule to Aid Search for Alien Life

From deep below the soil at Earth’s polar regions to Pluto’s frozen heart, ice exists all over the solar system...and beyond.

Frozen: Ice on Earth and Well Beyond

Quite a few candles have been lit since NASA was born on Oct. 1, 1958. Here’s a quick look back at some highlights from six decades of exploration—and a glimpse of what’s ahead.

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Simulating alien worlds, designing spacecraft with origami and using tiny fossils to understand the lives of ancient organisms are all in a day’s work for NASA interns.

10 Ways Interns Are Exploring Space With NASA

New comprehensive mapping of the radiation pummeling Jupiter’s icy moon Europa reveals where scientists should look -- and how deep they’ll have to go -- when searching for signs of habitability and biosignatures.

Radiation Maps of Europa: Key to Future Missions

NASA and its partners are blending ocean and space exploration, with a project called SUBSEA, short for Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog. Lessons learned in both fields will be mutually beneficial and could help design future science-focused missions across the solar system.

NASA Dives Deep into the Search for Life

NASA will host a Science Chat May 14 about the latest analysis of Jupiter’s moon Europa and its status as a promising place in the solar system to search for life.

NASA Hosts Live Discussion about Europa Findings, Potential for Life

This year, NASA will launch two satellite missions that will increase our understanding of Earth’s frozen reaches. This week’s #10Things is all about ice.

10 Things: All About Ice

A century after the birth of Arthur C. Clarke, we look at 10 aspects of real-life space travel that he predicted, popularized or influenced.

10 Things, Dec. 18: Space Technology, Magic and Arthur C. Clarke

It's never too late to appreciate the far-reaching influence the Voyagers have had—including pop culture.

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Goals	Europa Clipper will search for signs of potential habitability on Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa.
Proposed Launch	TBD (2020s)
Science Target	Europa
Type	Orbiter
Agency	NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mission Website	https://europa.nasa.gov

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