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Europa Clipper will launch to Jupiter in 2024 to explore its icy moon (www.newscientist.com)
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[โ€“] t_berium@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

And you can put your name or of loved ones on a chip attached to it until Dec 31: https://europa.nasa.gov/message-in-a-bottle/sign-on/

[โ€“] AbsurdityAccelerator@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It will get as close as 25km. Is there any hope of spotting signs of life from that distance?