And so it will be able to see car-sized objects on the surface of Europa." Two spectrometers will study surface chemistry and the composition of the moon's ultra-thin atmosphere, on the lookout ...

the closest of which will be at an altitude of 16 miles above Europa's surface, NASA says. The instruments, which will also study the moon's geology and atmosphere, will operate simultaneously on ...

Earth might seem special in this regard but water is actually fairly abundant in our system, and Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is quickly becoming a prime candidate in the search for life.

Scientists thought this electrically conductive upper part of the moon's atmosphere might imitate ... Close-up measurements are scheduled for NASA's Europa Clipper and the European Space Agency's ...

The findings can help scientists better understand the inner workings of the moon. The forthcoming Europa Clipper mission, expected to be launched in the mid-2020s, will give scientists a close look ...