Vulnerable transistors threaten to upend Europa Clipper mission

Learn about NASA's upcoming Europa Clipper mission, designed to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and investigate its potential subsurface ocean, a key target in the search for extraterrestrial life

Why NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon is such a big deal

“The dream result is to understand,” says Europa Clipper's Project Scientist Robert Pappalardo, referred to as the mission’s Jean-Luc Picard. “Can we identify ... an oasis at Europa? Maybe there's shallow liquid water on the surface. That could be a place we might send a Lander in the future.”