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

While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor ...

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

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 ...

New models suggest that Europa has very little tectonic activity at its seafloor, which is potentially catastrophic news for ...

Although Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons, it’s the smallest of the Galilean moons – the largest being Ganymede. With an equatorial diameter of about 3,100 kilometres, Europa is ...

New research indicates Europa's ocean might be less active than previously thought. Scientists studied Europa's interior and found its seafloor may be still. This suggests less energy for life to ...

Jupiter's moon count reaches 95+ official satellites. Explore the history of the Jovian system, from Galileo to the latest NASA discoveries.

The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, yet none have captured the interest and imagination of astronomers and space scientists quite like Europa, an ice-shrouded world that is thought to ...

While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor ...