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Micrometeorites Churn up the Surface of Europa. If you Want to Find Life, You’ll Need to dig Down a Meter or So

According to new research, impact craters caused by micrometeorites are the best place to look for evidence that life exists…

3 years ago

Juno Captures Pictures of Ganymede for the First Time

On July 5, 2016, NASA's Juno spacecraft arrived around Jupiter, becoming the second mission in history to study the gas…

4 years ago

Europe’s Mission to Jupiter’s Moons Just Got its First Instrument

The ESA's JUpiter Icy Moons Explore (JUICE), which will study Europa and Ganymede for evidence of life, just got its…

4 years ago

Swirly Southern Picture Of Jupiter Makes Us Want To Visit Right Now

Gimme a rocketship - we want to see what those bands are made of! This is a strange view of…

9 years ago

Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Takes A Small Step To Seek Habitable Worlds

It takes years of painstaking work to get a spacecraft off the ground. So when you have a spacecraft like…

9 years ago