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.

Europa, one of Jupiter’s intriguing moons, is hiding an ocean beneath its icy shell — an ocean that might harbor alien life. NASA's Europa Clipper mission is on a quest to investigate whether the ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched ...

Astronomers have uncovered new evidence that Jupiter’s moon Callisto likely harbors a massive underground ocean, potentially joining Europa and ... s ionosphere and background noise.

NASA's Europa Clipper is about to use Mars' gravitational pull to slingshot itself as it makes its way to Jupiter's fourth-largest moon later this week. The craft launched from the agency's ...

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Today (March 1), NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will fly past Mars, gliding just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the Red Planet's surface. This maneuver is designed to ...

Hubble researchers also reported new evidence of what they believe are hydrogen plumes erupting from Jupiter's moon Europa. The scientists published two research papers on their findings.

NASA’s Europa Clipper craft was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket, aiming to conduct its first mission to study Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa. Photo: John Raoux/AP ...

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 ...

Europa Clipper will map nearly the entire surface of the moon, providing detailed insights into its icy crust, subduction zones, and potential locations where future missions could land.

"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to build up the energy we need to get to Jupiter and Europa." Today (March ...