Europa Clipper Launch Party UTIG Second Floor Ice Pod October 14, 2024 10:35 am – 12:00 pm* Map and directions. One of the great mysteries of the solar system is whether the ingredients for life exist below the surface of Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa. On Monday, Oct. 14, NASA is scheduled to launch Europa… Continue Reading NASA Europa Mission Set to Launch with UT Austin Instrument to Explore Jupiter’s Ocean World
Underwater Snow Gives Clues About Europa’s Icy Shell
Below Europa’s thick icy crust is a massive, global ocean where the snow floats upwards onto inverted ice peaks and submerged ravines. The bizarre underwater snow is known to occur below ice shelves on Earth, but a new study shows that the same is likely true for Jupiter’s moon, where it may play a role… Continue Reading Underwater Snow Gives Clues About Europa’s Icy Shell
Bound For Jupiter’s Moon
Collaborating with NASA, ice-penetrating radar developed at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics will be included on the mission to Europa. Continue Reading Bound For Jupiter’s Moon