Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons, has captivated the imagination of scientists and space enthusiasts alike. But what makes ...

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

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa and revealing the hidden chemistry of the icy moon's interior.

Europa’s surface chemistry hints at life-supporting conditions below. Lab tests reveal how peroxide forms in unexpected ...

Jupiter's ice-covered moon Europa will get a lot of heat. Not only will the giant sun be bearing down on it, but Jupiter itself will become hotter and reflect more sunlight, which will provide its ...

In the end, the data revealed an increased likelihood that Europa harbors a subsurface ocean, specifically with its unique surface features called chaos terrain, which are chunks of ice that have ...

As we all know, Europa is an ice world with a subsurface liquid ocean. Since it will likely remain tidally locked to Jupiter as the sun evolves, that gravitationally bound relationship will also ...

Research ships rarely brave the Greenland Sea in winter. Early this year, scientists ventured into the ice-covered waters to capture crucial data about the planet’s future.