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 ...

After modeling Europa's conditions, the researchers concluded that its rocky seafloor is likely mechanically too strong to ...

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 ...

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

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

Does Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, contain the conditions for life as we know it? This is what a recent study published in ...

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 ...

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

New findings about Jupiter’s moon is raising new doubts about life in spaceEuropa, one of Jupiter’s moons, has always sat a little to the side of the .

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