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  2. Europa (moon) - Wikipedia

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    Europa / j ʊ ˈ r oʊ p ə / ⓘ, or Jupiter II, is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, and the sixth-closest to the planet of all the 95 known moons of Jupiter. It is also the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System .

  3. NASA launches probe to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa - AOL

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    A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Europa Clipper space probe launches from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 14, 2024, on a mission to orbit Jupiter and study its icy moon, Europa, for signs ...

  4. Jupiter's moon Europa may have less oxygen than ... - AOL

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    New research suggests there's less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa than thought — and that could affect what if any life might be lurking in the moon’s underground ocean. As ...

  5. NASA launches mission to icy Jupiter moon thought to ... - AOL

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    The Europa Clipper spacecraft lifted off at 12:06 p.m. ET, and will travel 1.8 billion miles over more than five years to reach Jupiter. For decades, an icy moon of Jupiter has been considered one ...

  6. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for ...

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    Europa, the superstar among Jupiter’s many moons. One of Jupiter’s 95 known moons, Europa is almost the size of our own moon. It's encased in an ice sheet estimated to be 10 miles to 15 miles or more (15 kilometers to 24 kilometers) thick. Scientists believe this frozen crust hides an ocean that could be 80 miles (120 kilometers) or more deep.

  7. NASA launches a probe to find out if there really could be ...

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    The NASA mission, called Europa Clipper, aims to figure out whether the Jupiter moon and its ocean could support life. It's the largest interplanetary spacecraft NASA has ever built. The probe is ...

  8. Europa Clipper - Wikipedia

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    Europa Clipper (previously known as Europa Multiple Flyby Mission) is a space probe developed by NASA to study Europa, a Galilean moon of Jupiter. It was launched on October 14, 2024. [ 15 ] The spacecraft will use gravity assists from Mars on March 1, 2025, [ 10 ] and Earth on December 3, 2026, [ 11 ] before arriving at Europa in April 2030 ...

  9. Galilean moons - Wikipedia

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    Europa (Jupiter II), the second of the four Galilean moons, is the second closest to Jupiter and the smallest at 3121.6 kilometers in diameter, which is slightly smaller than Earth's Moon. The name comes from a mythical Phoenician noblewoman, Europa , who was courted by Zeus and became the queen of Crete , though the name did not become widely ...