Articles about Europa

Illustration: Europa Clipper above Europa, with Jupiter in background

Researchers find a way to detect signs of extraterrestrial life in a single grain of ice

Scientists have verified that a method to look for cellular life on Europa, an ice-covered moon of Jupiter, just might… Read More

Scientists create new types of salt crystals that could exist on Europa

A prime target in the search for extraterrestrial life is Europa, a moon of Jupiter that’s covered with a sheet… Read More

Astrobiologist lays out undersea scenario for intelligent life on alien water worlds

Instead of cave dwellers gathered around a campfire, roasting mastodon meat, imagine an octopus tribe floating around a hydrothermal vent… Read More

21-year-old readings boost the case for water plumes spraying out from Europa

News Brief: A closer look at magnetic and plasma wave readings from NASA’s now-defunct Galileo spacecraft firms up the evidence… Read More

Breakthrough Discuss turns spotlight on search for life elsewhere in solar system

STANFORD, Calif. — Are there microbes falling in the snows of Enceladus? Could a drone fly to biological hot spots… Read More

Hubble spots more signs of Europa’s watery plumes, lifting hopes for habitability

Saturn’s moon Enceladus wasn’t the only ice-covered world making waves today: Scientists say Europa, a mysterious moon of Jupiter, has… Read More

Hubble readings firm up evidence for plumes of water at Jupiter’s moon Europa

It’s not aliens. And it’s not exactly surprising, despite NASA’s advance billing. But new evidence of water plumes emanating from… Read More

NASA says pictures from Hubble reveal ‘surprising’ hints of Europa’s hidden ocean

NASA is gearing up to unveil “surprising evidence” of activity that may be related to the presence of a watery… Read More

NASA packs a big vision for space exploration into smaller $19 billion budget

Christmas has come and gone, and so has a bump in NASA’s spending plan: The agency’s proposed $19 billion budget… Read More

Congress’ omnibus bill gives NASA a Christmas bonus: a bigger $19.3 billion budget

The 2,009-page omnibus bill that’s been crafted by Congress for the current fiscal year boosts NASA’s budget to $19.3 billion, which is $756… Read More