Europa Clipper Spots Unexpected Magnetic Anomalies During Europa Flyby
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has recorded unexpected magnetic field fluctuations during a recent close flyby of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, adding new intrigue to the mission’s search for signs of habitability. The probe, launched to investigate Europa’s hidden ocean and frozen surface, detected anomalies that scientists say may point to active processes beneath the moon’s thick ice shell. Researchers are now…