End-run around radiation – The saga and surprise vulnerabilities of Europa Clipper

Europa Clipper will arrive at Jupiter in April 2030, to perform repeated close flybys of one of giant Jupiter’s enigmatic moons, Europa. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

GOLDEN, Colorado — NASA’s Europa Clipper, now en route to Jupiter, departed with less-than-satisfactory and vulnerable devices that are susceptible to Jupiter’s intense radiation. The spacecraft’s liftoff on October 14, […]

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