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Spacecraft blasts off to hunt alien life on a distant moon

We explain what Nasa's Europa Clipper mission is.

A spacecraft that will hunt for signs of alien life on one of Jupiter鈥檚 icy moons has blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. We speak to a space expert about the mission.

More than 60 people are said to have been killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza over the past 24 hours and 18 eighteen people in Lebanon are reported to have been killed in a Christian-majority region. We get more from our Middle East experts.

We also hear from Israelis who have decided to leave the country.

Pok茅mon maker Game Freak has confirmed it was the victim of a data leak after information appeared online over the weekend. We speak to a gaming reporter about what happened.

We find out why the South Korean K-pop star Seunghan has left his band RIIZE.

Presenter: Luke Jones

(Photo: NASA's SpaceX Europa Clipper Launch, Cape Canaveral, USA - 14 Oct 2024. Credit: CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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