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WATCH | Nasa mission to probe if Jupiter's icy moon could harbour life

Nasa is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa, considered one of the most promising spots to search for life beyond Earth, to learn whether its vast underground ocean is habitable.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is launched for the Europa Clipper mission to study one of Jupiter's 95 moons, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is launched for the Europa Clipper mission to study one of Jupiter's 95 moons, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper (Joe Skipper)

Nasa is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa, considered one of the most promising spots to search for life beyond Earth, to learn whether its vast underground ocean is habitable.

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