Space

Europa Dog Clipper Begins Journey to Jupiter's Icy Moon

.A SpaceX Falcon Heavy spacecraft carrying NASA's Europa Clipper space probe lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Room Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.Europa Clipper is actually the 1st purpose designed to carry out a detailed study of Jupiter's moon Europa to establish if it currently has livable conditions. The spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometres) to hit Jupiter in April 2030. It will orbit Jupiter as well as conduct 49 near flybys of Europa.Follow Europa Dog clipper's adventure in NASA's Eyes on the Solar System app.Picture credit: SpaceX.