Embark on a journey beyond our own planet and uncover the mysteries of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa! The “Voyage of Europa Clipper: Exploring an Alien Ocean” roadshow exhibit is coming to a city near you. 

Jupiter’s moon Europa shows strong evidence for an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy crust. Beyond Earth, Europa is considered one of the most promising currently habitable environments in our solar system. Below Europa’s icy surface, evidence suggests there is a global ocean with more water than all of Earth’s oceans combined. Europa could have all the “ingredients” needed for life as we know it: water, organics, energy, and stability. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will perform approximately 50 close flybys of the moon, gathering detailed measurements to investigate whether the moon could have conditions suitable for life. 

“Voyage of Europa Clipper” is making its way to five unique locations across the country in the run up to the October 2024 launch window, including the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station in St. Louis, MO; the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans, LA; the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, MA; the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, CA; and SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium and Orlando Science Center in Orlando, FL. The choice of aquariums, ocean research centers, and science centers is intended to bridge the aquatic wonders of Earth with the exploration of ocean worlds beyond our planet. 

Europa Clipper “Event in a Box” kits have been sent to planetariums, museums, libraries, discovery centers, and other local institutions across the United States. See a full list of participating organizations below and check out their websites to identify a Europa Clipper event happening near you.

For more than 25 years, the NASA Solar System Ambassadors program has been a public engagement effort that works with motivated volunteers across the nation to communicate the science and excitement of NASA's space exploration missions and discoveries with the people in their communities. From a local library in a small town in Iowa to a military base in Guam, volunteers share professionally-designed presentations based on the latest updates from scientists and engineers working at the leading edge of NASA’s solar system exploration.