.On Aug. 21, 2024, developers and also experts deployed and also checked NASA's Europa Clipper large sunlight ranges. Each range measures concerning 46.5 feet (14.2 meters) long as well as approximately 13.5 feet (4.1 gauges) higher.Europa Clipper is actually arranged to launch Oct. 10, 2024, on the 1st purpose to carry out a detailed scientific research inspection of Jupiter's moon Europa. Researchers forecast Europa possesses a salted ocean underneath its icy crust that might carry the building blocks important to maintain life.Find out exactly how this spacecraft's sun varieties perseverance flybys.Picture credit: NASA/Frank Michaux.