Europa
Europa Clipper Team Braces For Bad News
Apparent uncertainty in the budget for the Europa Clipper mission could be bad news for its proponents.
Icy Hot: Europa’s Frozen Crust Could Be Warmer Than We Thought
All the worlds may be ours except Europa but that only makes the ice-covered moon of Jupiter all the more intriguing. Beneath…
Obama Administration Proposes Smaller 2017 NASA Budget of $19 Billion with Big Exploration Cuts
The Obama Administration has announced its new Federal budget and is proposing to cut NASA’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget to…
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NASA Gives ‘GO’ for Mission to Alien Ocean World at Jupiter Moon Europa
Artist's concept of NASA mission streaking over ocean world of Europa. Credit: NASA/JPL Story updated[/caption] At long last NASA is…
NASA Selects Mission Science Instruments Searching for Habitability of Jupiter’s Ocean Moon Europa
In a major move forward on a long dreamed of mission to investigate the habitability of the subsurface ocean of…
Defining Life I: What are Astrobiologists Looking For?
How can astrobiologists find extraterrestrial life? In everyday life, we usually don’t have any problem telling that a dog or…
Where Did Europa’s Water Geyser Go? Hubble Double-Checking Its Work
It was about this time last year that Europa really began to excite us again. Following a sci-fi movie about…
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The Top 101 Astronomical Events to Watch for in 2015
Phew! It’s here. Now in its seventh year of compilation and the second year running on Universe Today, we’re proud…
Europa Life: Could ‘Extreme Shrimp’ Point To Microbes On That Moon?
For all of the talk about aliens that we see in science fiction, the reality is in our Solar System,…
Pluto’s Closeup Will Be Awesome Based On Jupiter Pics From New Horizons Spacecraft
New Horizons, you gotta wake up this weekend. There's so much work ahead of you when you reach Pluto next…