The icy surface of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, has captured scientists' attention. Compounds like carbon dioxide and salt have been detected there, suggesting that an ocean could be hidden beneath ...

Europa, a moon of Jupiter, has long been one of the most exciting targets in the search for life beyond Earth. Many scientists believe that an ocean lies below its icy surface, potentially hosting ...

Southwest Research Institute. "Ongoing surface modification on Jupiter's moon Europa uncovered." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 28 May 2025. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 05 ...

More information: Richard J. Cartwright et al, JWST Reveals Spectral Tracers of Recent Surface Modification on Europa, The Planetary Science Journal (2025). DOI: 10.3847/PSJ/adcab9 ...

Europa has been near the top of the to-do list for planetary scientists since NASA's Voyager probes returned the first up-close images of Jupiter's moons in 1979. A follow-up mission, named ...

The Europa Clipper will not be heading straight to Jupiter — it will instead fly by Mars and, in 2026, by Earth to use the planets' gravity to boost its momentum.

NASA’s newest scientific flagship is on its way to the Jupiter system to explore the icy moon Europa, one of the most compelling worlds in our solar system. The mission lifted off Oct. 14 from ...

A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.

NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on Monday on a mission to examine whether Jupiter's moon Europa has conditions suitable to support life, with a focus on the large subsurface ocean believed ...

The mission lifted off at 12:06 p.m. ET amid favorable weather conditions for the Europa Clipper to begin its six-year journey to Jupiter's icy moon Europa.

A NASA spacecraft rocketed away on a quest to explore Jupiter's tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life. It will take Europa Clipper 5 1/2 ...

One of Jupiter’s 95 known moons, Europa is almost the size of our own moon. It's encased in an ice sheet estimated to be 10 miles to 15 miles or more thick. Scientists believe this frozen crust ...