.On Aug. 21, 2024, engineers and professionals deployed and also checked NASA's Europa Clipper large solar ranges. Each selection evaluates regarding 46.5 feets (14.2 gauges) long as well as about 13.5 feets (4.1 meters) higher.Europa Dog clipper is actually planned to launch Oct. 10, 2024, on the very first objective to perform an in-depth science investigation of Jupiter's moon Europa. Scientists predict Europa has a salted ocean beneath its icy crusting that could possibly carry the building blocks important to preserve life.Find out just how this spacecraft's photovoltaic assortments perseverance flybys.Graphic debt: NASA/Frank Michaux.