Europa, NASA and Jupiter

NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures First Starfield Images From Deep Space
NASA’s Europa Clipper is well on its way to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, set to arrive in 2030. While its science instruments remain dormant for now, its star trackers are actively working, snapping images of distant stars to help orient the spacecraft.
NASA's Europa Clipper snaps its 1st starry image en route to Jupiter's icy moon
This week, NASA released the first image from the Europa Clipper spacecraft's voyage. The image is a mosaic of a star field, created from three shots the solar-powered orbiter captured in December of 2024, less than two months after it launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
En route to Jupiter, Europa Clipper captures images of stars
Three months after its launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency's Europa Clipper has another 1.6 billion miles (2.6 billion kilometers) to go before it reaches Jupiter's orbit in 2030 to take close-up images of the icy moon Europa with science cameras.
NASA's Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper Sends First Images From Over 85 Million Kilometres Away
NASA shared the image on Wednesday captured by Europa Clipper which launched on October 14, 2024 to Jupiter. The picture features stars captured by Clipper's star tracker cameras in early December. These stars are used as reference points to let the mission team know about the spacecraft's orientation in space.
NASA's Europa Clipper on its way to Jupiter's icy moon shares first images of stars from space
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, using star trackers to navigate and ensure a smooth journey to its 2030 destination.
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