Comet Collisions Could Seed Europa’s Ocean With Building Blocks of Life
Comet strikes on Jupiter’s moon Europa could help transport critical ingredients for life found on the moon’s surface to its hidden ocean of liquid water…
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Exploring Jupiter’s Inner Moons During Extended Mission
After revealing a trove of details about the Jovian moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io….
NASA Says Shallow Lakes in the Icy Crust of Jupiter’s Moon Europa Could Erupt
New scientific research makes hypotheses that NASA’s Europa Clipper can test: Any plumes or volcanic activity at the Jovian moon’s surface are caused by shallow…
Enhance! Citizen Scientists’ Awe-Inspiring New Europa Images From NASA’s Juno
Science enthusiasts have processed the new JunoCam images of Jupiter’s icy moon, with results that are out of this world. Citizen scientists have furnished unique…
Sharpest Earth-Based Images of Jupiter’s Moons Europa and Ganymede Reveal Their Icy Landscape
The most detailed images ever taken of two of Jupiter’s largest moons by a telescope on Earth reveal the cocktail of chemicals that make up…
NASA’s Juno Gets Highest-Resolution View of Puzzling Region of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
Observations from the Juno spacecraft’s pass of the moon provided the first close-up in over two decades of this ocean world, resulting in remarkable imagery…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Captures Closest View of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa in 22 Years
Observations from the Juno spacecraft’s close pass of the icy moon provided the first close-up in over two decades of this ocean world, resulting in…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Will Perform Close Flyby of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
As the Juno spacecraft makes a close approach of the moon Europa, it is expected to provide valuable science – and remarkable imagery – for…
Assembly of NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Kicks Into High Gear
The Europa Clipper spacecraft will occupy the main production facility of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as it prepares for its 2024 launch to Jupiter’s…
Bizarre Underwater Snow Gives Clues About the Icy Shell of Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Below the thick icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa is a massive, global ocean where the snow floats upwards onto inverted ice peaks and submerged…
NASA Completes Main Body of Europa Clipper Spacecraft – Will Search for Life on Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
NASA’s mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon takes a big step forward as engineers deliver a major component of the spacecraft. Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon,…
Parallel Ice Ridges Increase the Odds That Jupiter’s Moon Europa Harbors Alien Life
Parallel ice ridges, a common feature on Jupiter’s moon Europa, are found on Greenland’s ice sheet – and could bode well for Europa’s potential habitability….
Breaking News in Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Evidence of Water Near Europa’s Surface
Explanation for the formation of abundant features on Europa bodes well for the search for extraterrestrial life. Jupiter’s moon Europa is a prime candidate for…
Jupiter’s Moon Europa Could Be Pulling Oxygen Down Below the Ice To Feed Life
Jupiter’s moon Europa is a prime candidate in the search for life. The frozen moon has a subsurface ocean, and evidence indicates it’s warm, salty,…
“Chaos Terrains” Could Be Shuttling Oxygen to Ocean on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Salt water within the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa could be transporting oxygen into an ice-covered ocean of liquid water where it could potentially…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Captures Stunning View of Jupiter’s Moons Io and Europa – And a Crater on Ganymede
NASA’s Juno mission captured this view of Jupiter’s southern hemisphere during the spacecraft’s 39th close flyby of the planet on January 12, 2022. Zooming in…
NASA Begins Assembly of Europa Clipper Spacecraft – Will Search for Alien Life on Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
Science instruments and other hardware for the spacecraft will come together in the mission’s final phase before a launch to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in…
Are Water Plumes Spraying From Jupiter’s Moon Europa? NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Is on the Case
Finding plumes at Europa is an exciting prospect, but scientists warn it’ll be tricky, even from up close. In 2005, images of a brilliant watery…
