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.
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The mission will investigate the potential for life at the icy moon of Jupiter.
An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.
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.
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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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Research Associate Professor in Planetary Astronomy, Meteorology, University of Reading
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