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Europa Clipper Detects Magnetic Signature of Hidden Ocean on First Flyby

NASA’s Europa Clipper has completed its first close flyby of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, marking a major milestone in the mission’s search for habitable environments beyond Earth. The spacecraft, launched in October 2024, passed Europa on December 31, 2024, collecting high-resolution images and measuring the moon’s induced magnetic field. Scientists say the magnetic data strongly supports the long-suspected presence…