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EXPLORING EUROPA WITH EUROPA CLIPPER (LPI), June 17, 2025, Houston, TX/online, 8:30 pm ET
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Update, June 1: The date has been changed to June 17.
A vast ocean lies beneath Europa’s icy shell and there is scientific evidence that the ingredients for life may exist on Europa right now.
Join the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) for a hybrid presentation (offered in-person and virtually) by Dr. Walter Kiefer, Director of the LPI. Dr. Kiefer will discuss NASA’s Europa Clipper mission and its 1.8-billion-mile journey to Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Launched in October 2024, Europa Clipper is the first mission designed to conduct a detailed study of Europa.
This event will take place on Tuesday, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. CT (8:30 p.m. ET/ 6:30 p.m. MT/ 5:30 p.m. PT). In-person attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. A short reception with the speaker will follow the presentation.
Original Entry: The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) will hold an event on June 5, 2025 at 7:30 pm CENTRAL Time (8:30 pm Eastern) at LPI’s offices at 3800 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX and online.
LPI Director Walter Kiefer will discuss NASA’s Europa Clipper mission that launched in October 2024 and is on its way to Jupiter and its moon Europa.
More information is on the event’s website, which says:
A vast ocean lies beneath Europa’s icy shell and there is scientific evidence that the ingredients for life may exist on Europa right now.
Join the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) for a hybrid presentation (offered in-person and virtually) by Dr. Walter Kiefer, Director of the LPI. Dr. Kiefer will discuss NASA’s Europa Clipper mission and its 1.8-billion-mile journey to Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Launched in October 2024, Europa Clipper is the first mission designed to conduct a detailed study of Europa.
This event will take place on Thursday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. CT (8:30 p.m. ET/ 6:30 p.m. MT/ 5:30 p.m. PT). In-person attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. A short reception with the speaker will follow the presentation.
In-person at the Lunar and Planetary Institute
3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058
For those who are unable to attend in person, the event will be streamed live through the LPI YouTube channel beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT.