And so it will be able to see car-sized objects on the surface of Europa." Two spectrometers will study surface chemistry and the composition of the moon's ultra-thin atmosphere, on the lookout ...

The primary objective is to determine the composition of this material ... Europa Clipper's goal is to understand Europa's ocean and the moon's habitability." But recent research published ...

The team used a spectrograph at the Keck Observatory that measures the chemical composition of planetary atmospheres ... better understand the inner workings of the moon. The forthcoming Europa ...

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Earth might seem special in this regard but water is actually fairly abundant in our system, and Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is quickly becoming a prime candidate in the search for life.

Europa's Internal Structure and Habitability Understanding Europa's magnetic field is crucial for revealing the moon’s internal composition, which could shed light on its potential for ...

NASA installed the solar array for the Europa Clipper spacecraft, a robotic craft with a mission to reach Jupiter’s moon Europa by 2030. The large moon is one of 95 that orbit Jupiter ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper craft was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket, aiming to conduct its first mission to study Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa. Photo: John Raoux/AP ...