NASA is sending its largest deep-space probe to investigate life on Europa

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to explore Jupiter's icy moon, which may harbor the conditions necessary for life. This video details the massive scale of the spacecraft and the scientific objectives behind its journey to investigate a potential sub-surface ocean.

The Europa Clipper is a 6-ton spacecraft designed to study Jupiter's second moon, Europa. By performing multiple flybys starting in 2030, the mission aims to analyze the moon's sub-surface ocean, which is kept warm by tidal heating from Jupiter.

The probe will use specialized instruments to examine the moon's chemical environment. While the mission is not expected to provide definitive proof of life, it will offer the most detailed look yet at whether Europa possesses the necessary ingredients for abiogenesis.

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