37K views · 182 reactions | It’s official. Today, NASA launched its long-awaited Europa Clipper mission to see if life on Jupiter’s icy moon is habitable. “Europa is the first ocean world, besides Earth, that we discovered in our solar system,” says Jonathan Lunine, the chief scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. “We need to determine whether the ocean could support life.” Tap the  in bio to read more about the mission. | WIRED | Facebook

90K views · 1.1K reactions | Europa Clipper, assemble! This timelapse of NASA's Europa Clipper Mission spacecraft shows its core taking center stage in JPL's ultra-hygienic High Bay 1 clean room, where engineers and technicians will complete assembly. This is all in preparation for the spacecraft’s launch in October 2024, when it will head off to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. go.nasa.gov/3dxuOrb | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Facebook

504K views · 9.6K reactions | Europa is such a strong candidate for life that NASA launched a mission to explore the moon. Learn more on "Solar System: Icy Worlds," available to watch here: https://to.pbs.org/3A3eASt | NOVA l PBS | Facebook