Europa Clipper: NASA’s Next Mission to Jupiter (Rescheduled)

Jupiter and its four planet-size moons, called the Galilean satellites, were photographed in early March 1979 by Voyager 1 and assembled into this collage. They are not to scale but are in their relative positions. Credit: NASA/JPL.
  • Friday January 28, 2022
  • 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
  • Kenneth C Brandt NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
  • Robeson Planetarium and Science Center
  • Audience: Family
  • Curriculum Correlation: (EX.2.L.1.1)(EX.2.L.2.1)(EX.2.L.2.2)(EX.2.L.2.3)(6.E.1.3)

The Europa Clipper is designated for a launch in 2023. Find out what NASA's looking for, and how the question; "Is there life on Europa?" will be answered.


Jupiter and its four planet-size moons, called the Galilean satellites, were photographed in early March 1979 by Voyager 1 and assembled into this collage. They are not to scale but are in their relative positions. Credit: NASA/JPL.  

Jupiter and its four planet-size moons, called the Galilean satellites, were photographed in early March 1979 by Voyager 1 and assembled into this collage. They are not to scale but are in their relative positions. Europa is near the center of the collage. Credit: NASA/JPL.