Europa. The icy moon of Jupiter. A frigid world with surface temperatures that would turn you into an astronaut popsicle. And ...

The idea that extraterrestrial life could exist in our Solar System got one of its earliest boosts almost half a century ago when NASA spacecraft first photographed the more intricate details of ...

In a groundbreaking study published in The Planetary Science Journal, researchers have uncovered a fascinating new aspect of ...

Scientists think Europa contains a vast saltwater ocean deep beneath its surface. A NASA director said the mission is a "generational quest" that could lead to alien-life discoveries. NASA is serious ...

In the coming weeks, NASA's Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter's moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life — and there's only one way to find out. When you ...

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A NASA mission to explore a Jupiter moon believed to be one of our galaxy's most promising locations to search for life-supporting conditions is at long last underway. The Europa Clipper launched ...

Earth’s deep-sea hydrothermal vents provide a model for understanding how life could exist on Europa. Holden’s team is studying how vent microbes generate energy using hydrogenases to predict what ...

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday morning carrying a NASA probe designed to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa and search for the building blocks of life.

Will we find the building blocks of life, and potentially signs of life, on Jupiter’s moon, Europa? This is what the nine instruments onboard the recently launched NASA Europa Clipper mission hopes to ...

The NASA mission to Europa has some stops to make on the way. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Oct. 14, NASA's Europa Clipper ...