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 ...

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 ...

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

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

A new study is skeptical that life could still be present on Jupiter's moon Europa, where a NASA spacecraft launched in ...

Europa’s buried ocean has made it one of the most exciting places to search for life beyond Earth. However, new calculations suggest its seafloor may be calm, cold, and largely inactive, with little ...

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

A new study suggests Jupiter's moon Europa may be 'dead,' lacking the geologic activity for life, just as interstellar ...

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 ...

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

A new study reveals Jupiter's moon Europa likely lacks active geology on its seafloor, reducing chances of life in its vast ...