Europa
All of Jupiter's Large Moons Have Auroras
New observations have revealed that all four of Jupiter's largest moons have aurorae, and they are spectacular!
A Hybrid Fission/Fusion Reactor Could be the Best way to get Through the ice on Europa
A new proposal for a hybrid nuclear reactor could power missions to Europa, and was selected by NASA for Phase…
Comet Impacts Could Have Brought the Raw Ingredients for Life to Europa’s Ocean
Jupiter is the most-visited planet in the Solar System, thanks largely to NASA. It all started with Pioneer 10 and…
Here are the High-Resolution Images of Europa Captured by Juno During its Recent Flyby
It's been over twenty-two years since we’ve been able to see Jupiter’s enticing moon Europa close-up. But now the Juno…
Mysterious Europa Gets an Extreme Closeup From NASA’s Juno Probe
Over the course of a brief two-hour opportunity, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a rare close look at Europa, an ice-covered…
NASA’s Juno To Skim the Surface of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
This next week will mark a scientifically valuable achievement for NASA’s Juno mission, as the pioneering spacecraft is slated to…
This is What a Robotic Explorer Might See When it Reaches Europa’s Oceans
For decades, evidence has been mounting that beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa, a vast ocean exists that…
Will Europa finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
While NASA’s much-lauded Space Launch System stands ready for its maiden flight later this month with the goal of sending…
A Swarm of Swimming Robots to Search for Life Under the Ice on Europa
When Galileo pointed his telescope at Jupiter 400 years ago, he saw three blobs of light around the giant planet,…
ESA's Juice Mission is Fully Integrated and Ready for Testing. Soon it'll fly to Space on a Mission to Jupiter's Moons
Now less than one year until the projected launch date, ESA’s JUICE mission is in the final phases of development.…