Scientists have theorized on the origin of the water plumes possibly erupting from Jupiter’s moon…
Browsing: Europa
Europa is one of Jupiter’s largest moons and is known primarily for its potential to harbor life due to its subsurface ocean. Discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 along with three other moons of Jupiter, Europa is slightly smaller than Earth’s moon and is notably characterized by its smooth, icy surface, which is crisscrossed by a network of streaks and ridges. These features are likely created by the tidal flexing exerted by Jupiter’s gravity, which heats Europa’s interior and maintains its ocean beneath an ice shell that may be several kilometers thick.
A new model shows how brine on Jupiter’s moon Europa can migrate within the icy…
New lab experiments re-create the environment of Europa and find that the icy moon shines,…
The gravitational push and pull by Jupiter’s moons could account for more warming than the…
A new model from NASA scientists supports the theory that the interior ocean in Jupiter’s…
Jupiter’s moon Europa is a fascinating world. On its surface, the moon appears to be…
Work is ongoing to refine images NASA’s Galileo spacecraft captured of Europa as scientists prepare…
Forty years ago, a Voyager spacecraft snapped the first close-up images of Europa, one of…
An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the…
The planet Jupiter has a very strong magnetic field which forms the largest object in…
New comprehensive mapping of the radiation pummeling Jupiter’s icy moon Europa reveals where scientists should…
This animation demonstrates how deformation in the icy surface of Europa could transport subsurface ocean…
Scientists re-examining data from an old mission bring new insights to the tantalizing question of…
Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter’s moon Europa in 1610. More than four centuries later, astronomers are…
NASA will host a Science Chat at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, May 14, to discuss the…
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is a major target of astrobiology research in light of the…
Spacecraft landing on Jupiter’s moon Europa could see the craft sink due to high surface…
New research shows that Jupiter’s moon Europa could have subduction zones, which could supply chemical…