For comparison, Earth's oceans have an average depth of around 2.5 miles (4 km). And it isn't just the abundance of water on Europa that makes it a promising target for habitability studies.

The veteran HOV can now officially dive deeper into the sea, broadening the horizons of scientific discoveries under the ...

Europa Clipper - one of the most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet - aims to explore Jupiter's icy moon ...

NASA recently launched a mission aimed to see if the ingredients for life exist on Jupiter's ice covered moon Europa ...

Europa's frozen, fissured surface, seen here in a colorized mosaic image from the Galileo spacecraft, hides a liquid ocean that may hold all the ingredients needed for life. Three key ingredients ...

"We have the opportunity to go to a new place where we've never explored before in depth," said Dr. Gina ... Evidence suggests that Europa's vast ocean could contain essential life ingredients.