On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to ...

While there’s no concrete consensus on a list of prerequisites for life to evolve on other planets, there are at least a ...

New models suggest that Europa has very little tectonic activity at its seafloor, which is potentially catastrophic news for ...

For decades, Jupiter’s moon Europa has been cast as one of the solar system’s best bets for alien life, a world with a global ...

New research raises doubts about Europa's potential for supporting life, due to the lack of tectonic and volcanic activity on ...

A study published in Nature Communications suggests that Europa’s rocky seafloor is likely too mechanically strong to support ...

(390 million mi) from Earth, underneath the cold seas of Europa, a horrifying, and vastly intelligent creature lurks. Can our ...

Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond ...

NASA launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft in 2024 with the goal of investigating whether conditions favorable for life ...

New research casts doubt on the prospects for a habitable, active environment beneath the frozen surface of Jupiter’s moon ...

New research suggests Jupiter’s moon Europa may lack seafloor activity needed for life, despite its vast subsurface ocean and ...