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Jupiter's moon Europa is a top candidate for hosting alien life. But it may lack the geologic activity needed to birth microbes
Europa is one of Jupiter’s 95 moons, and, perhaps, among the planet’s most famous orbiters. It’s covered in a shell of ice ...
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Jupiter ocean moon Europa likely lacks tectonic activity, reducing its chances for life
"We're not saying, and we can't say, that there's no life in Europa. What we're saying is that it's a harder proposition, ...
New research casts doubt on the prospects for a habitable, active environment beneath the frozen surface of Jupiter’s moon ...
Scientists from Washington University in St Louis in the US say they are still confident 'life is out there somewhere' ...
A study published in Nature Communications suggests that Europa’s rocky seafloor is likely too mechanically strong to support ...
Private companies are testing new power systems for longer rover missions and future human lunar habitats. By Mack DeGeurin Published Dec 11, 2025 1:08 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...
A colossal northern asteroid impact billions of years ago likely shaped the Moon’s south polar region and explains its uneven terrain. Researchers found that the South Pole-Aitken Basin formed from a ...
Scientists have discovered that moonquakes, not meteoroids, are responsible for shifting terrain near the Apollo 17 landing site. Their analysis points to a still-active fault that has been generating ...
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