Thursday, November 14
6:00 p.m.

Join UO space physicist Carol Paty for a discussion of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft and its mission to Europa, a moon orbiting Jupiter that has a global water ocean beneath its icy shell. The observations from Europa Clipper’s scientific mission will paint a comprehensive picture of Europa’s habitability and what lies beneath its frozen exterior. Learn more about the road to the October launch and what comes next for Europa Clipper as it embarks on its journey.

Admission to this event is free thanks to sponsorship from the University of Oregon Departments of Earth Sciences and Physics.

Carol Paty is an academic expert in space, planetary science and astrobiology. As a planetary and space physicist, she specializes in studying ice giant magnetospheres, moon-magnetosphere interactions, and icy moon interiors with simulations and spacecraft observations. Carol is a co-investigator on NASA’s Europa Clipper mission and on ESA's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE).

The Europa Clipper mission launched on October 14, 2024, and will fly by Europa 49 times, coming as close as 16 miles (25 kilometers) from the surface as it searches for ingredients of life. Learn more in this video from NASA: