Europa, Jupiter and Mars

NASA's Europa Clipper will fly close to Mars today on way to Jupiter's icy moon
"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to build up the energy we need to get to Jupiter and Europa."
Europa Clipper gets a boost from Mars on its way to Jupiter
NASA’s Europa Clipper is using Mars and Earth’s gravity to travel efficiently to Jupiter. The spacecraft will study Europa’s ice and ocean.
NASA’s Europa Clipper to Fly Past Earth in 2026 on Its Way to Jupiter
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, designed to study Jupiter’s moon Europa, is currently on a six-year journey through the solar system. As part of its trajectory, the spacecraft will make a close pass by Mars before "brushing" past Earth in 2026 to gain speed for its final approach to Jupiter.
NASA's Europa Clipper uses Mars to go the distance
NASA's Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for what's known as a gravity assist—a maneuver to bend the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a critical leg of its long voyage to the Jupiter system.
NASA Spacecraft Whipping Around Mars to Slingshot Itself Toward Jupiter's Mysterious Moon
NASA's Europa Clipper is about to use Mars' gravitational pull to slingshot itself as it makes its way to Jupiter's fourth-largest moon later this week. The craft launched from the agency's ...
NASA's Europa Clipper snaps its 1st starry image en route to Jupiter's icy moon
This week, NASA released the first image from the Europa Clipper spacecraft's voyage. The image is a mosaic of a star field, created from three shots the solar-powered orbiter captured in December of 2024, less than two months after it launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
LA Times Today: NASA launches Europa Clipper to see if Jupiter’s icy moon has ingredients for life
It was a history making launch -- when NASA’s Europa Clipper embarked on its long five-year voyage to Jupiter. The $5 billion spacecraft is the largest ever built for a mission headed to another planet.
NASA’s Europa Clipper headed to study an ocean world
NASA has been preparing for their Europa Clipper mission since 2013, when the mission’s pre-project was approved. The spacecraft is roughly the length of a basketball court, making it the
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Quad-Cities native, engineer contributes to NASA mission to Europa
Rayme Traub, a Sherrard native and NASA engineer, helped design the Europa Clipper probe. On Saturday, the probe will undergo ...
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5 Space Missions to Watch in March: Mars Gravity Assists and Astronaut Homecomings
Two Mars gravity assists are expected, and NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally set to come home from an extended stay on the International Space Station. Here are five space ...