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July 25, 2021
Jul 25, 2021 Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed survey of Europa and use a sophisticated suite of science instruments to investigate whether the icy moon has conditions suitable for life. Key mission objectives are to produce high-resolution images of Europa’s surface, determine its composition, look for signs of recent or ongoing geological activity, measure the thickness of the moon’s icy shell, search for subsurface lakes, and determine the depth and salinity of Europa’s ocean. NAS...
June 4, 2021
House space chair outlines agenda — Destination: Venus
June 3, 2021
Decades after Magellan, NASA is going back to Venus with a pair of new missions — DAVINCI+ and VERITAS — that will explore the planet’s geology and atmosphere.
June 3, 2021
DENVER - To learn more about how terrestrial planets evolve over time, NASA selected the VERITAS and DAVINCI+ missions for its Discovery Program, both bound for Venus. Lockheed Martin will design,... | June 3, 2021
June 2, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- To learn more about how terrestrial planets evolve over time, NASA selected the VERITAS and DAVINCI+ missions for its Discovery Program, both...
June 2, 2021
Imagesvenus20191211venus20191211-16.jpeg Venus hides a wealth of information that could help us better understand Earth and exoplanets. NASA's JPL is...
February 13, 2021
NASA decides against launching Europa Clipper using the Space Launch System Shane McGlaun - Feb 13, 2021, 11:25am CST One of the places in our solar system that scientists have hopes of harboring extraterrestrial life is Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter. To learn more about the icy moon, NASA is gearing up to launch the Europa Clipper mission. Originally, that mission was to be launched aboard the Space Launch System known as SLS. However, a few days ago, NASA confirmed du...
February 11, 2021
If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. Artist’s concept of the Europa Clipper spacecraft, with Europa and Jupiter in the background. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA has decided to launch the multibillion-dollar Europa Clipper mission on a commercial heavy-lift rocket in October 2024, and not on the gov...