Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — ...

NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft will explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa on a mission to understand how habitable Jovian satellite, with its vast salty ocean wrapped in a thick ice crust, ...

People have long since wondered if any other planets in our solar system could house us and other life forms, and after decades of research, NASA thinks it might have found one: Europa, Jupiter's ...

For decades, an icy moon of Jupiter has been considered one of the most promising places to search for extraterrestrial life in the solar system. Thought to have an underground ocean and a potentially ...

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Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds. Researchers found the planet likely holds significantly more oxygen than the ...

NASA's Europa Clipper probe will study Jupiter's moon Europa, which is thought to have an underground ocean and a potentially habitable environment NBC Universal, Inc. For decades, an icy moon of ...