NASA Spacecraft to Look for Signs of Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa — VOA Learning English
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The American space agency NASA has cleared a spacecraft to launch next month to look for possible signs of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa.
Agency officials announced plans for the Europa Clipper spacecraft at a press briefing last week. The launch window for the mission will open October 10. The spacecraft is to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will be carried to space aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket built by SpaceX.
The main goal of the mission is for the spacecraft to collect data on whether Jupiter’s icy moon could possibly support life. Scientists have identified Europa as a good candidate for holding the right conditions to support life. Several studies have suggested…
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