Europe’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission is set to launch for its 8-year cruise to the solar system’s largest planet on Thursday at 8:15 EDT (1215 GMT) and you can watch it live via Space.com.
A poem for Europa Clipper: US Poet Laureate Ada Limón reveals ode to fly on NASA Jupiter moon mission
“It is not darkness that unites us, not the cold distance of space, but the offering of water…” Those words, by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada