NASA set to launch probe to explore habitability of Jupiter's moon Europa

The Europa Clipper mission is a NASA-led project to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which is considered one of the most promising places in our solar system to search for life beyond Earth. The spacecraft, launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, will take approximately 5.5 years to reach Jupiter and will perform 49 close flybys of Europa. During these flybys, the spacecraft will gather data and images to uncover new details about the moon's subsurface ocean, which is thought to contain carbon, a key ingredient for life. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is the largest developed to explore another planet, measuring around 100ft long and 58ft wide. The mission is expected to provide valuable insights into the moon's potential habitability and the conditions necessary for life to exist beyond Earth.