Europa is one of Jupiter’s 95 moons, and, perhaps, among the planet’s most famous orbiters. It’s covered in a shell of ice ...

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

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

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 Juno mission captured amazing new imagery of Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft flew about 219 miles (352 kilometers) ...

The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, yet none have captured the interest and imagination of astronomers and ...

Although Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons, it’s the smallest of the Galilean moons – the largest being Ganymede. With an equatorial diameter of about 3,100 kilometres, Europa is ...

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

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

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

WASHINGTON -- Scientists said they have found evidence of water in the atmosphere of Jupiter's icy moon "Europa." NASA said its Hubble space telescope observed the presence of persistent water vapor ...