Europa has long been a prime target in the search for extraterrestrial biology because scientists suspect it harbors a ...

Set to orbit Jupiter and make over 40 flybys of Europa, this spacecraft is built to analyze the moon’s subsurface ocean ...

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Learn how ice crystallizes on the surface of Europa, a moon of Jupiter, may hold promise for signs of extraterrestrial life ...

Explore NASA's cancelled Europa mission and learn why Europa is a key target in the search for extraterrestrial life.

As the years go by, the chances of Europa hosting life seem to keep going down. But it's not out of contention yet.

A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has outlined the decade-long development and testing of what was ...

To make these lander missions happen, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory team has been working on a robot that could handle the ...

The ice on the surface of Jupiter's massive moon Europa is constantly changing, hinting at the presence of a subsurface ocean ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA's Europa Clipper mission on Monday launched a satellite to investigate Europa, Jupiter’s “mysterious moon” — a world covered in ice that scientists say could ...

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, en route to Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa, recently captured a ghostly infrared portrait of Mars — a cosmic photo op that helped scientists fine-tune an ...

"The instrument is working fabulously, and we're excited about its ability to make new discoveries once we get to Jupiter." NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manages the Europa Clipper ...