A new study suggests that cosmic radiation could potentially provide the energy to kick-start extraterrestrial life deep beneath the surface of icy worlds like Mars, Europa and Enceladus.

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft just aced a key radar test while flying past Mars, proving its ability to detect structures ...

NASA's Europa Clipper nailed a major radar test during a Mars flyby, proving it’s ready to peer into Europa’s mysterious icy shell and search for underground oceans.

In a landmark moment for British science and a powerful symbol of progress, His Majesty The King has approved the appointment ...

Catch the solar system’s largest planet satellite sharing the constellation Gemini the Twins with our Moon this morning before sunrise.

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.

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists conducted lab experiments to address a mystery about the origins of frozen hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on Jupiter's icy moon Europa. Their results ...

Bereket Mamo, a graduate student and contractor at Southwest Research Institute, conducts laboratory experiments to simulate hydrogen peroxide production on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. Scientists ...

One of the most exciting places to study resilient microbes, that survive without sunlight, is Europa, a moon of Jupiter, which is believed to harbor a vast, hidden ocean beneath its icy surface.

The same is not the case with a Jupiter moon, Europa, perhaps our best chance to find life elsewhere in the solar system.

The smooth, lightly scratched surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, photographed by the Juno spacecraft in 2022, shows no sign of what lies beneath: in all likelihood, a vast saltwater ocean.