Europa Clipper Just Tested Its Life-Hunting Tech on Mars – Here’s What It Found

NASA’s Europa Clipper, en route to Jupiter’s moon Europa, captured infrared images of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby to calibrate its thermal imaging camera. This crucial step ensures the spacecraft can accurately map heat signatures on Europa’s surface—key to identifying possible signs of life beneath its icy crust. Europa Clipper’s Infrared Snapshot of Mars As [...]