NASA Invites You to Send Your Name to Jupiter’s Moon with the Europa Clipper Mission

&NewLine;<p>December 27&comma; 2023&colon; In an extraordinary opportunity&comma; NASA&&num;8217&semi;s Europa Clipper mission is offering space enthusiasts a chance to send their names on a microchip that will journey aboard the spacecraft as it explores Jupiter&&num;8217&semi;s fascinating moon&period; This unique initiative&comma; aptly named the &&num;8220&semi;Message in a Bottle&&num;8221&semi; campaign&comma; allows participants to have their names etched onto a coin-sized microchip&comma; creating a cosmic keepsake that will soar through space&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Already&comma; hundreds of thousands of names have been submitted for inclusion in this celestial voyage&period; However&comma; time is of the essence for those who wish to participate&comma; as NASA is accepting names until 11&period;59 PM EST on December 31 &lpar;10&period;29 AM IST on January 1&comma; 2024&rpar;&period; After the submission period concludes&comma; technicians at NASA&&num;8217&semi;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California will use an electron beam to stencil the names onto the microchip&comma; with each line of text measuring a mere 75 nanometres – a fraction of the width of a human hair&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Following this intricate process&comma; the microchip will be affixed to a metal plate engraved with the poem &&num;8220&semi;In Praise of Mystery&&num;8221&semi; by American poet Ada Limon&period; This poetry&comma; along with the names of space enthusiasts&comma; will serve as a metaphorical &&num;8220&semi;message in a bottle&&num;8221&semi; as the Europa Clipper spacecraft completes nearly 50 flybys of Jupiter&&num;8217&semi;s moon Europa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>To become part of this cosmic journey&comma; individuals can sign up and submit their names at <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;europa&period;nasa&period;gov&sol;message-in-a-bottle&sol;sign-on&sol;">europa&period;nasa&period;gov&sol;message-in-a-bottle&sol;sign-on&sol;<&sol;a>&period; As a bonus&comma; participants can read the inspiring poem and even download a customizable electronic souvenir – an illustration featuring their name on a message in a bottle set against the backdrop of Europa and Jupiter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Jupiter&&num;8217&semi;s moon Europa&comma; known for its vast subsurface ocean beneath an icy shell&comma; has captured the fascination of astrobiologists&period; The Europa Clipper mission aims to conduct an in-depth exploration&comma; investigating whether the moon provides suitable conditions for sustaining life&period; With the potential for intriguing chemical reactions in its liquid water ocean&comma; Europa is considered one of the solar system&&num;8217&semi;s prime candidates for hosting alien life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>By participating in NASA&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8220&semi;Message in a Bottle&&num;8221&semi; campaign&comma; space enthusiasts not only contribute their names to this historic mission but also become part of the quest to unravel the mysteries of Europa and advance our understanding of astrobiology&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s a unique opportunity to make a cosmic mark and join the journey to the outer realms of our solar system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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