It is Jupiter’s second closest moon to the planet. Europeis of great importance in the search for extraterrestrial life. According to the predictions of experts and the discoveries made so far, there is a possibility that there is water beneath the surface. For this reason it is thought to be able to sustain life.

NASA will soon conduct a mission to Europa. Yesterday, the agency introduced us to the probe that will be used in this mission. Details of the mission were also shared.

The vehicle called “Clipper”, which will take more than five years to reach Europe, will be shipped in October.

The $5 billion space probe developed by NASA is currently located in the US state of California. At the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is under development. Researchers are trying to ensure that the vehicle is free of contaminants so that it does not encounter any problems on its journey to Europe.

An illustration of the Clipper mission,

The mission, which has the same name as the name of the vehicle “Clipper”, will be completed if nothing goes wrong. on October 10 next year will start. The vehicle will be launched on Space X’s Falcon Heavy rocket. The probe’s journey will take five and a half years. To destination in 2030 is expected to arrive. It will begin its work by entering the orbit of Jupiter and its satellite by 2031.

NASA: “Are we alone in the universe?” try to find the answer to the question

NASA’s goal with Clipper is to find out if there are life support elements on Europa. Bob Pappalardo, one of the scientists involved in the project, said: “One of the fundamental questions NASA wants to understand is: “Are we alone in the universe?” If we find the necessary conditions for life, we will have discovered that there are two examples of life in our system. ” He uses the expressions.

When Clipper arrives in Europe, its instruments will investigate the formation of the moon. The emphasis of this research is mainly on the surface Whether there is water under the iceIt will be to understand. We should point out that NASA’s main goal is to find conditions that support life, that is, not to find life forms.

Of course, there are also potential challenges, such as intense radiation and communication delays. However, NASA is hopeful about the mission. He says a discovery on Europa will increase the possibility of finding more life-bearing regions in the universe. We’ll have to wait a little longer to see what happens.