It exhibits an unusual chemical composition with salt and carbon dioxide. These elements might rise from an ocean buried beneath the surface, strengthening the idea of a potentially habitable world.

Life outside the Earth is one of the biggest "what if" in history, but NASA is trying to put a end to the discussion - or add more to it - with this new world.

Studying Europa's surface helps us learn more about the chances of finding life there. This moon of Jupiter is one of the best places to search for signs of life beyond Earth, making it a prime ...

The planet Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. There’s nothing to walk on, and no place to land a spaceship. But how can that be? If Jupiter doesn ...

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

Europa: A little moon with a chance of life. At last count, Jupiter has 95 moons, but the four main ones — Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa — were discovered in 1610 by famed Italian ...

A NASA spacecraft has 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 thought ...

NASA Pulls the Plug on Europa Lander, but Scientists Propose a Plan B How a robot built to walk on alien ice got the cold shoulder—and then (possibly) lived to see another day.

This is the third moon landing attempt Kenneth Chang has reported on this year. Published June 5, 2025 Updated June 6, 2025 A Japanese company had hoped that the second time would be the charm for ...