What happens in Washington decidedly does not stay in Washington, with practically every action taken by the richest and most ...

NASA’s ambitious plan toexplore Europa, one of Jupiter’s most intriguing moons, has faced a significant setback. The agency ...

Europa has long been a prime target in the search for extraterrestrial biology because scientists suspect it harbors a ...

The other option would be to outsource the lander to the space industry ... a flagship-class mission to build after the launch of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft last year.

The Space Launch System is facing fresh calls for cancellation ... At one stage NASA intended to launch its Europa Clipper spacecraft to Jupiter’s moon Europa using SLS, but cost and delays ...

Now, the spacecraft has successfully entered orbit and NASA confirmed they received a signal from Europa Clipper about ... future maybe NASA could send a lander to scoop down below the surface ...

Jupiter is millions of miles away from Earth, and exploration of the gas giant seemed impossible for years — until NASA’s Galileo orbited the planet in 1995. Now, NASA’s Europa Clipper is on ...

NASA's "Europa Clipper" took off Monday from the Kennedy ... One where scientists say NASA could even send a lander or submarine below the surface to "Literally search for signs of life." ...

The solar-powered spacecraft Europa Clipper ascended above clear skies through Earth’s atmosphere on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is expected to ...

NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft will explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa on a mission to understand how habitable Jovian satellite, with its vast salty ocean wrapped in a thick ice crust ...

For example, rising costs on the $5 billion spacecraft led NASA to cancel ... lander — a future mission that Congress has ordered NASA to develop — could touch down and operate. Europa Clipper ...

Mr. Culberson championed Europa Clipper and its potential for the discovery of extraterrestrial life. He also wanted NASA to include a lander. “It’s got a real shot of reigniting the public ...