This week, NASA released the first image from the Europa Clipper spacecraft's voyage. The image is a mosaic of a star field, created from three shots the solar-powered orbiter captured in December of ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has sent back its first starry image, a significant milestone as it makes its way toward Jupiter’s moon Europa. The image, released by NASA this week, is a mosaic of a ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

NASA shared the image on Wednesday captured by Europa Clipper which launched on October 14, 2024 to Jupiter. The picture ...

The spacecraft already is 54 million miles (85 million kilometers) from Earth, zipping along at 17 miles per second (27 kilometers per second) relative to the Sun, and soon will fly by Mars. On March ...

Europa Clipper is 53 million miles from Earth, moving at 17 miles per second. On March 1, it will use Mars’ gravity to gain speed and continue its journey. NASA’s mission teams are closely ...

4, 2024, by star tracker cameras aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper ... will fly by Mars. On March 1, engineers will steer the craft in a loop around the Red Planet, using its gravity to gain speed.

NASA’s Europa Clipper - one of the largest and most advanced spacecraft ever ... after taking a somewhat circuitous 1.8 billion mile route that swings past Mars (later this month, Feb 2025) and then ...

NASA is advancing robotic exploration technologies through OWLAT and OceanWATERS, systems designed to prepare landers for exploration on ocean worlds like Europa ... a gravity assist from Mars ...