The subsurface ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa may have far less oxygen—and less potential for life—than previously believed, according to data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft ...

The data shows a hard ice shell on the surface of Europa (lithosphere), about 3.7 to 5 miles (6 to 8 km) deep. Below that is at least 7.4 miles (12 km) of warmer ice (asthenosphere) that convects ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is scheduled for launch on October 10, 2024, from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The mission aims to explore Europa, one of Jupiter’s ...

NASA's Voyager probes passed through Jupiter's system and snapped pictures of its largest moons, also known as the Galilean moons. These pictures and the data they gathered offered the first hints ...

Europa is an icy ocean world—and NASA is finally going to explore it. For the first time, NASA is journeying to this mysterious moon to determine if it might be able to host alien life.

NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's ocean moon is not looking for life, but will see if life could be possible there. It's a step that could help the bigger hunt beyond our solar system.

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon is not looking for life, but will see if life could be possible there. It’s a step that could help the bigger hunt beyond our solar system.

To prove whether an ocean exists and if it could host suitable conditions for life, Europa Clipper will make around 50 close flybys of the moon's surface.It's fitted with a number of high ...

04/25/2025 By Lynne Schaufenbil. Please join the Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology on Thursday, May 1 at 11 a.m. for the seminar "What lies beneath Europa’s ice shell: linking interior ...

Europa's ocean may have the "necessary balance of chemical energy for life", according to new research by Nasa. A study modelling ocean conditions on the Jovian moon suggests that even though it ...

News; Sci/Tech; Rare SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch sends NASA probe to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa Oct. 14, 2024 Updated Mon., Oct. 14, 2024 at 10:24 p.m. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy making its ...