@setiinstitute A great total view towards Europa is visible here.#Jupiter's #moon is subject to multiple #scientificinterests. One of them is represented by the NASA #EuropaClipper #Mission that launched in October 14, 2024. The #spaceprobe has different purposes. Besides the superficial ice crust it i.a. collects information about the #subsurface #ocean. Europa is one candidate for possible #extraterrestriallife.
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As far as I'm concerned, whether (or not) we find life on Europa is going to be THE most momentous (or disappointing) moment in human history, and nothing else comes anywhere close.
A NASA-sponsored team has developed electronics that can operate reliably in the harsh radiation and temperature conditions found on distant planetary bodies like Europa, an ocean world orbiting Jupiter. Not only could this new technology enable autonomous sensors and robotic exploration of distant ocean worlds, it could also support NASA’s goal to establish human outposts on the Moon and Mars by enabling electronic systems to function in those cold regions with reduced heating requirements.
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NASA’s Europa Clipper captured this image of a starfield - and the planet Uranus - on Nov. 5, 2025, while experimenting with one of its 2 stellar reference units. These star-tracking cameras are used for maintaining spacecraft orientation.
https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/europa-clipper-captures-uranus-with-star-tracker-camera/
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NASA's Europa Clipper captured this image of a starfield—and the planet Uranus—on Nov. 5, 2025, while experimenting with one of its two stellar reference units. These star-tracking cameras are used for maintaining spacecraft orientation. Within the camera's field of view—representing 0.1% of the full sky around the spacecraft—Uranus is visible as a larger dot near the left side of the image.
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