"NASA Reveals Humanity's Message Plate for Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter's Moon"
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, set to launch in October, will carry a special message to Jupiter's moon Europa, including over 2.6 million names submitted by the public, a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, and waveforms representing the word "water" in 103 languages. The spacecraft's metal plate, akin to a "golden record," aims to convey the richness and diversity of life on Earth and spark the imagination. The mission will orbit Jupiter and make close flybys of Europa to gather data about its subsurface ocean, icy crust, and potential to support life.