From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an exciting year of launches and flybys.
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Jupiter’s composition is more similar to that of the Sun than that of the Earth.
On October 10, Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life – and there’s only one way to find out.
The mission will investigate the potential for life at the icy moon of Jupiter.
The manoeuvres will set up an encounter with Jupiter in 2031.
An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.
Europa Clipper will contain a plaque that celebrates humanity’s relationship with water and a decades-old tradition of searching for life outside Earth.
Expect lots of space missions to launch this coming year, with exciting new science to follow.
Europa Clipper and the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer missions will arrive at Jupiter in the 2030s and provide researchers with unprecedented access to the moons orbiting the gas giant.
From the subatomic to the cosmic, don’t think for a second that we’re at the end of scientific history.
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Space Projects Manager & Mission Design Lead, University of Portsmouth
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Assistant Professor of Planetary Science, Purdue University
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President, METI International; Professor Emeritus, California Institute of Integral Studies
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Assistant Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University
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Reader in Onboard Data Handling, University of Surrey
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Lecturer in Orbital Mechanics, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey
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Research Associate Professor in Planetary Astronomy, Meteorology, University of Reading
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Research Fellow, ARC CoE Plants for Space, School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor of Physics, Clarkson University
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Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee