NASA astronaut Don Pettit has created a visually striking 'Jupiter-like planet' using water and food coloring aboard the International Space Station (ISS), showcasing the unique behavior of liquids in microgravity. Pettit plans to continue these experiments, with a Halloween-themed project in the works. This playful experimentation is significant as it also contributes to understanding fluid dynamics, which is vital for improving life support systems for long-term space missions, including future stays on the Moon and Mars. In a separate initiative, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, which launched on October 14, 2024, carries a plate inscribed with a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, merging art and science as it aims to explore Europa, a moon that may have once supported life. This mission will analyze Europa's surface and subsurface to investigate its potential for harboring living organisms, thereby deepening our understanding of life's existence beyond Earth. Both Pettit's experiments and the Europa Clipper mission highlight the importance of creativity and scientific inquiry in space exploration.