NASA shared the image on Wednesday captured by Europa Clipper which launched on October 14, 2024 to Jupiter. The picture features stars captured by Clipper's star tracker cameras in early December.
Jupiter in close up, as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on Dec. 28, 2024, during its perijove 68. ... [+] Image processing by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Thomas Thomopoulos.
NASA's Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since July 2016. The Clipper's impending trip to Europa represents the most ambitious attempt to image the moon since the Galileo mission conducted ...