NASA's Europa Clipper to Carry Multilingual Message on Water to Jupiter's Moon

The spacecraft, launching in October 2024, will feature a unique message etched in 103 languages, aiming to connect humanity through water.

NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's moon Europa will include a laser-etched message celebrating humanity's connection to water.
The message, designed by METI International, features the word for water in 103 languages, represented as waveforms.
The message also includes a homage to the Drake Equation, estimating the number of extraterrestrial civilizations, and wavelengths of water's constituents.
Astronomers believe Europa's ocean beneath its icy surface makes it a prime candidate for the search for life in the outer solar system.
The message aims to communicate core scientific concepts across time, space, and language, and is scheduled to reach Jupiter's orbit in April 2030.