Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond ...

After modeling Europa's conditions, the researchers concluded that its rocky seafloor is likely mechanically too strong to ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Beneath Europa's icy shell lies an ocean vaster than Earth's. But is its hidden world buzzing with life, or silent as the ...

Jupiter ’s moon Europa, long considered a prime candidate in the search for extraterrestrial life due to its vast subsurface ...

Europa has a vast, saltwater ocean beneath its icy shell, with more than twice the amount of water in all of Earth’s oceans ...

A study published in Nature Communications suggests that Europa’s rocky seafloor is likely too mechanically strong to support ...

Scientists from Washington University in St Louis in the US say they are still confident 'life is out there somewhere' ...

New research suggests Jupiter’s moon Europa may lack seafloor activity needed for life, despite its vast subsurface ocean and ...

New research raises doubts about Europa's potential for supporting life, due to the lack of tectonic and volcanic activity on ...

The liquid ocean on Jupiter’s moon Europa appears to be completely sealed off from the planet’s surface, which may reduce the ...

New research casts doubt on the prospects for a habitable, active environment beneath the frozen surface of Jupiter’s moon ...