Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — ...

"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources." ...

Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, has long intrigued scientists for its potential to harbor life. Though slightly smaller than ...

Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the beginning.

Jupiter's fourth-largest moon is a main character in our search for other life-friendly places in our solar system.

There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the sky these winter evenings, rising in the southeast as evening twilight ends. In fact, you should be able to easily see it long before twilight fades. Jupiter is ...

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also features a Moon–Saturn meetup and the steady glow of the Beehive Cluster for ...

"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...

A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor. We already know a decent amount about how planets form, but moon ...

Jupiter, the giant planet, appeared to align closely with the full Wolf moon, creating a stunning celestial display visible ...