How nutrients from Europa's icy shell reach its ocean has been unclear despite several theories.

"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...

Jupiter's fourth-largest moon is a main character in our search for other life-friendly places in our solar system.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- 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. It will ...

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

Data from NASA's Juno mission has provided new insights into the thickness and subsurface structure of the icy shell encasing ...

A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to support contemporary life.

After modeling Europa's conditions, the researchers concluded that its rocky seafloor is likely mechanically too strong to allow for tectonic and volcanic activity.

A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean is ...

Scientists are using radar to study damaged ice both in Antarctica and, with the help of a NASA spacecraft, on Jupiter’s ...

Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the beginning.