NASA Europa Clipper Mission to Study Icy Moon's Potential for Life
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Launching in October, the Europa Clipper will study the Galilean moon Europa through a series of flybys in orbit around Jupiter to assess its habitability.
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The spacecraft is intricately designed to fit multiple instruments used to analyze Europa's atmosphere, surface, and subsurface ocean.
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While artificial intelligence plays a role in some NASA projects, the Europa Clipper does not use AI and instead relies on onboard software.
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The mission aims to search for environments that could support life rather than directly look for life itself.
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