The science of Europa Clipper and research from the red planet
Following its launch on Oct. 14, Europa Clipper is embarking on its long journey to explore Jupiter’s moon and determine its potential habitability.Once the spacecraft reaches Jupiter’s orbit, it will perform 49 successive flybys furthering our understanding of the moon’s geophysical and geochemical properties.Paul Byrne, associate professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences at University of Washington in St. Louis, said that life requires three things: water, some sort of organic c...