Reaching Europa
18 x 24 inches, Oil, 2015
"The nature of life on earth and the quest for life elsewhere are the two sides of the same question: the search for who we are.”
-Carl Sagan
An allegory of our scientific aspirations to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa. As the video below from NASA explains, Europa holds intriguing possibilites for finding life beyond Earth.
NASA Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz9VhCQbPAk
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@AkaSci there's a recent lovely presentation & current status by Tracy Drain, mission Chief Engineer, her talk starts at 10:20
https://youtu.be/N3uD1wU3w2A
Stasera, giovedì 29 maggio, dalle 21, ci troviamo al #Museo Malmerendi (Via Medaglie d'Oro 51, #Faenza) per una conferenza dal tema "Giove e le sue lune".
A cura di Paolo Tortora, che ha lavorato per la missione #NASA #EuropaClipper, in viaggio verso #Giove per scoprire se su #Europa può esserci vita.
Ingresso libero e #gratis, non mancare!
https://mobilizon.it/events/d07508bd-44ac-48fb-abb0-adc0aaaf03ea
#astronomia #spazio #scienza #divulgazione #astronautica #spacex #esa #science #space #astronomy #romagna #italia
NASA’s Europa Clipper just opened its UV eye in space—next stop: Jupiter’s icy moon and the search for alien oceans. #EuropaClipper #NASA #SpaceExploration
https://geekoo.news/nasas-europa-probe-just-opened-its-eyes-in-uv/
NASA's Europa Clipper captured a stunning infrared image of Mars
https://newstainmentora.blogspot.com/2025/05/nasas-europa-clipper-captured-stunning.html
#nasa #europaclipper #mars #Science #Universe #Space
NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Mars in Infrared
Headed for Jupiter’s moon Europa, the spacecraft did some sightseeing, using a flyby of Mars to calibrate its infrared imaging instrument.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/nasas-europa-clipper-captures-mars-in-infrared/
#Mars #space #science #news #Jupiter #Europa #moon #satellite #STEM #astrodon
NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Mars in Infrared https://www.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/nasas-europa-clipper-captures-mars-in-infrared/ #NASA #EuropaClipper #Europa #JetPropulsionLaboratory #Mars
Message in a Bottle Poem
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/message-in-a-bottle-poem/
Free to read. :-)
"Europa Clipper’s main mission objectives are to study the moon’s ice crust and its surface features, confirm the presence of a subsurface ocean, and determine its chemical composition... In this Q&A we are talking with three scientists (Dr. Christopher Glein, Dr. Elodie Lesage and Dr. Annie Marinan) involved with Clipper, and what particular research questions they hope to answer during the mission."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41467-025-59094-6
📆 2025 About 4½ 4️⃣ months after its launch, #NASA’s #EuropaClipper is set to perform a gravity assist maneuver as it flies by #Mars 🔴 https://www.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/nasas-europa-clipper-uses-mars-to-go-the-distance
Ah! I have been trying unsuccessfully to spot Europa Clipper in Perseverance's Mastcam-Z images of March 1. Turns out the spacecraft entered the shadow of Mars just before it came into potential view above the horizon from Perseverance’s vantage point, so the sighting did not happen!
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/visiting-mars-on-the-way-to-the-outer-solar-system/
#Mars #Perseverance #EuropaClipper
Did you miss the excellent talk from Sarah Elizabeth McCandless? The free Westport Astronomical Society Lecture series is available on our YouTube channel to watch again or for the first time. Give us a follow and a thumbs up if you like these talks. https://youtube.com/live/0WiP0MYc2n4
#WestportAstronomicalSociety #EuropaClipper #Jupiter #YouTube #Lecture
**TONIGHT at 8:00 PM - WAS Hosts Sarah Elizabeth McCandless: Exploring an Icy World with Europa Clipper – Mar 18, 2025** https://ow.ly/SeCL50VjO6v
One of the most enigmatic moons of the solar system is about to get a visitor to uncover the secrets of this icy/watery world. This is ONLINE ONLY and the classroom will be closed.
🛰️🌌✍🏼
Late-night acrylic silliness: #ESA #Juice, #NASA #EuropaClipper, #Ingenuity and #Mariner4.
**WAS Hosts JPL's Sarah Elizabeth McCandless: Exploring an Icy World with Europa Clipper – Mar 18, 2025** Having just made a close pass to Mars, the Europa Clipper will have a Jovian arrival in April 2030. Find out why we're going to the the shiny, icy moon full of liquid salt water and what we hope to discover! https://ow.ly/HUu950VbpgV
#EuropaClipper #JPL #Lecture #WestportAstronomicalSociety #Jupiter
NASA's Europa Clipper made a flyby of Mars Saturday on its way to Jupiter. The spacecraft passed 550 miles above the surface at about 15.2 miles per second. The gravity assist tweaked the spacecraft's trajectory, setting up a flyby of Earth in December 2026. We'll talk on March 18th with JPL's Sarah Elizabeth McCandless, the Clipper's Navigation Engineer. https://was-ct.org/events/sarah-mccandless-navigation-engineer-at-jpl-the-europa-clipper/
Here is a message from Mars Rover Perseverance as the Europa Clipper successfully completed is Mars flyby and gravity assist maneuver earlier today.
"Hey @EuropaClipper, thanks for swinging by the Red Planet! You were here for a gravity assist; I’m here for rock collecting—teamwork makes the interplanetary dream work as we seek to unlock the secrets of life beyond Earth.
Wish you could've stayed for longer. Safe journeys!"
Mission info at https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/
Gaur #EuropaClipper zundak, grabitatearen laguntzarako maniobra burutu du #Marte-n bere gainazaletik 884 km-ra igaroz.
ISRO prest dago #SpaDeX misioari berriz ekiteko (desakoplamendua, energia-transferentziaren erakustaldia, etab.) martxoaren 15etik aurrera.
🛰️🔴 La sonde #EuropaClipper a reçu l'assistance gravitationnelle de Mars (survol au plus près à moins de 900 km) et se dirige maintenant vers la Terre. La sonde effectuera une autre assistance gravitationnelle en décembre 2026. L'arrivée à Jupiter/Europe est en avril 2030.
👇The Mars #EuropaClipper gravity assist is happening right now! Locate Mars to wave at Clipper as it flys by on its 5yr journey to Jupiter & the frozen ice moon of Europa.
At the moment Mars is an easy-to-spot triangle with the bright Gemini stars of Castor and Pollux! 🔭🧪🛰️
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