Learn how ice crystallizes on the surface of Europa, a moon of Jupiter, may hold promise for signs of extraterrestrial life within its subsurface ocean.

Once a star reaches the end of its life stage and becomes a red giant, any chance for life is extinguished. This is also true ...

What landing sites on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, would be the most ideal for searching for life on the small moon? This is what a recent study published | Space ...

The ice on the surface of Jupiter's massive moon Europa is constantly changing, hinting at the presence of a subsurface ocean ...

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar ...

NASA has launched a mission to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter thought to harbor a vast ocean. The moon is considered one of the most promising places in the solar system to search for ...

On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ice-covered Jovian moon Europa in 2030 and spend several years collecting and ...

For the first time, NASA is journeying to this mysterious moon to determine if it might be able to host alien life. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft (illustrated here with Jupiter in the ...

The moon, Europa, is thought to have conditions that are right for life–but with a catch. Any life would likely be hidden away beneath a deep global ocean, plus a layer of surface ice that could ...

The icy surface of Jupiter 's moon Europa appears to be constantly changing, new data from the James Webb Space Telescope has ...

It is expected to reach Jupiter in April 2030 to study Europa, the icy-surfaced moon, which is roughly the size of Earth’s moon and thought to have “ingredients for life,” such as water ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about ...