Scientists with expertise in geophysics at Washington State University have developed an alternative pathway for the transport of nutrients to the deep ocean under Europa’s exterior surface. Europa, ...

Europa, a moon of Jupiter, has long been one of the most exciting targets in the search for life beyond Earth. Many scientists believe that an ocean lies below its icy surface, potentially hosting ...

Jupiter’s moon Europa has long looked like a frozen cue ball, its bright shell of ice hiding a global ocean that many astrobiologists see as one of the most promising places for life beyond Earth. New ...

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Experiments led by Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Ujjwal Raut have produced evidence to support spectral data recently collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) showing that the icy ...

A thick shell "implies a longer route that oxygen and nutrients would have to travel to connect Europa’s surface with its subsurface ocean." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A thermal camera built at Arizona State University is on its way take readings on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. To test the camera and its readings, the NASA mission detoured to Mars, relying on the ...

A new finding of ammonia on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa could have important implications for the search for extraterrestrial life. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter's tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life. It will ...