Snigdha Nellutla - Solar System Ambassador

NASA’s Europa Clipper has officially launched on its journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa, where it will explore the possibility of life in its vast subsurface ocean.🌊 The mission will focus on three key objectives: determining the thickness of Europa’s icy shell and its interactions with the ocean below, studying its composition, and investigating its geology. This marks a new chapter in space exploration, with Europa Clipper set to conduct groundbreaking science in 2030!

Check out the link in my bio to watch the launch highlights✨



Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The James Webb Space Telescope is an engineering marvel that has been in progress for more than two decades with contributions from thousands of experts from 29 US states and over 14 countries. With its focus in infrared wavelengths, Webb will be able to see farther than the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and achieve greater resolution and sensitivity. Set to launch on Saturday, December 25 at 7:20 AM EST from French Guiana in the Ariane 5 vehicle, the telescope will embark on a 30-day, million-mile journey to the second Lagrange point (L2). This launch will be a huge milestone for NASA and its collaborators - the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

To learn more about this mission, check out the link in my bio and take a shot at the quiz questions on my story!! And stay tuned for more info on how to watch the livestream for the launch!



Image Credit: NASA