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NASA's Curious Universe

Europa Clipper's Voyage to Jupiter's Ocean Moon

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// As NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft leaves Earth, it carries a message: we, too, are made of water. Europa—one of Jupiter’s moons—is a top candidate to support life, thanks to its ocean of liquid, salty water capped by a layer of ice. Lynnae Quick-Henderson, a planetary scientist at NASA, explains how Clipper will search Europa for the building blocks of life. The mission is also a message in a bottle, bringing a greeting from one ocean world to another. Hear how Ada Limón, the Poet Laureate of the United States, used NASA’s mission as inspiration for her poem “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa” and why she thinks everyone—even space nerds—should step back and appreciate our connections to the universe and each other. //

© National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Length 00:36:53 1 October 2024 Season 8 Episode 2 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Science , Fact , Educational , Space , Climate Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Length 00:36:53 1 October 2024 Season 8 Episode 2 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Science , Fact , Educational , Space , Climate Country: USA Type: Episodic

Introducing NASA’s Curious Universe

Introducing NASA’s Curious Universe

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As NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft leaves Earth, it carries a message: we, too, are made of water. Europa—one of Jupiter’s moons—is a top candidate to support life, thanks to its ocean of liquid, salty water capped by a layer of ice. Lynnae Quick-Henderson, a planetary scientist at NASA, explains how Clipper will search Europa for the building blocks of life. The mission is also a message in a bottle, bringing a greeting from one ocean world to another. Hear how Ada Limón, the Poet Laureate of the United States, used NASA’s mission as inspiration for her poem “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa” and why she thinks everyone—even space nerds—should step back and appreciate our connections to the universe and each other.


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