Water Vapor Confirmed on Jupiter’s Moon Europa by NASA Scientists [Video]
Forty years ago, a Voyager spacecraft snapped the first closeup images of Europa, one of Jupiter’s 79 moons. These revealed brownish cracks slicing the moon’s…
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Million-Fold Increase in the Power of ‘Chorus Waves’ Near Jupiter’s Moons
The planet Jupiter has a very strong magnetic field which forms the largest object in the solar physics. Observations of Jupiter’s magnetosphere in the 1990s…
New Radiation Maps Reveal Where Astronomers Should Look for Biosignatures on Europa
New comprehensive mapping of the radiation pummeling Jupiter’s icy moon Europa reveals where scientists should look — and how deep they’ll have to go —…
How the Icy Surface of Europa Could Transport Subsurface Ocean Water
This animation demonstrates how deformation in the icy surface of Europa could transport subsurface ocean water to the moon’s surface. This is just one of…
Does Europa Have the Ingredients to Support Life?
Scientists re-examining data from an old mission bring new insights to the tantalizing question of whether Jupiter’s moon Europa has the ingredients to support life….
Scientists Consider Europa a Likely Place to Look for Life
Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter’s moon Europa in 1610. More than four centuries later, astronomers are still making discoveries about its icy surface. With a diameter…
NASA Will Host Live Discussion about Europa Findings, Potential for Life
NASA will host a Science Chat at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, May 14, to discuss the latest analysis of Jupiter’s moon Europa and its status as…
New Hydrothermal Model Evaluates the Possibility of Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is a major target of astrobiology research in light of the possibility that it offers a habitable environment in the Solar…
Simulations Show Planetary Bodies May Have Extremely Low-Density Surfaces
Spacecraft landing on Jupiter’s moon Europa could see the craft sink due to high surface porosity, research by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Robert Nelson…
Jupiter’s Moon Europa Could Have Subduction Zones
New research shows that Jupiter’s moon Europa could have subduction zones, which could supply chemical food for life to a subsurface ocean. A Brown University…
Color-Enhanced Juno Image of Jupiter, Io and Europa
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft captured this color-enhanced image of Jupiter and two of its largest moons – Io and Europa – during its eighth flyby of…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Influences Future Exploration
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft is nearing the end of a long journey rich with scientific and technical accomplishments, and it is having a powerful influence on…
Webb Telescope Will Study “Ocean Worlds” of Europa and Enceladus
NASA has announced that they will use the infrared capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope to study the “ocean worlds” of Jupiter’s moon Europa…
Hubble Spots Possible Water Plumes on Europa
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have imaged what may be water vapor plumes erupting off the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. This finding bolsters…
Evidence of Surprising Activity on Europa
NASA will host a teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, September 26, to present new findings from images captured by the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope…
Europa’s Ocean May Contain the Necessary Balance of Chemical Energy for Life
New research from NASA reveals that Europa’s ocean may contain the necessary balance of chemical energy for life, even if the moon lacks volcanic hydrothermal…
New Research Identifies Possible Sites of Frozen, Watery Deposits on Europa
A new study suggests that compounds that might be indicative of life may be located within the scarred, jumbled areas that make up Europa’s so-called…
12-Frame Mosaic of Europa’s Jupiter-Facing Hemisphere
This 12-frame mosaic was taken by Galileo’s camera when the spacecraft was 94,000 kilometers from Europa, providing the highest resolution view ever obtained of the…