A moon can sit next door to another and still feel like a different world. Around Jupiter, that contrast shows up fast.

Scientists with expertise in geophysics at Washington State University have developed an alternative pathway for the ...

Europa hides one of the most intriguing environments in the solar system beneath its frozen surface. This story traces how ...

Europa is one of the largest of more than 90 moons in orbit around the planet Jupiter. It is also one of the best places to look for alien life. As the Clipper spacecraft undergoes final testing and ...

Europa’s Ice May Be Sliding Into Its Ocean in a Way Scientists Didn’t Expect ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter's tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life. It will ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life. It will take ...

Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter's 95 moons and about 90% the size of Earth’s Moon. Its surface, covered in water ice, reflects five and a half times more sunlight, making it much brighter.