NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, set to launch to Jupiter in 2024, will carry 352kg of science instruments to study the moon Europa. Under its icy surface, it’s believed to have a salt water ocean containing 2-3 times all the liquid water of Earth. The rocky ocean floor could have hydrothermal vents teeming with life. Europa Clipper will use radar to peer down 30km through the ice, while other instruments ‘taste’ particles erupting from surface plumes. It’s the first mission dedicated to learning more about this enigmatic world – long held to be one of the best places to find extraterrestrial life in our solar system.
Toggle sidebar
Keep up to date with our podcasts
Subscribe
Bitcoin Price USD
Support Beyond Infinity
Donate Bitcoin to help us produce the show
Recent Posts
- In Depth – The Onyx Boox Note Air
- Open For Business – Towards Covid Normal (Dec 7, 9, 14 & 16)
- Pandemic Pivot – How A Melbourne VR Company Responded To The New Paradigm (Part 2)
- Pandemic Pivot – How A Melbourne VR Company Responded To The New Paradigm (Part 1)
- China’s Beidou Satellite Tech Challenges America’s GPS
- Big Changes For Windows In 2021
- Open For Business – Towards Covid Normal (Nov 25, 30 & Dec 2)
- Open For Business – Towards Covid Normal (Nov 16, 18 & 23)
- Small Is Beautiful – Why The 12 Mini Is Apple’s Biggest Phone Ever
- In Deep With Oppo’s Find X2