The mission to find extraterrestrial life has begun. At 16:06 GMT, NASA launched the Europa Clipper ship from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to search for signs of life on one of Jupiter’s frozen moons.
The spacecraft has embarked on a 1.8 billion-mile journey toward Europa, a moon that scientists believe could mark humanity’s first recorded encounter with alien lifeforms in outer space.
The groundbreaking mission will see the vessel travel for six consecutive years until it arrives at its destination in 2030, with discoveries that could reshape our understanding of life in the solar system.
