NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft will explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa on a mission to understand how habitable Jovian satellite, with its vast salty ocean wrapped in a thick ice crust, ...

Europa has a vast, saltwater ocean beneath its icy shell, with more than twice the amount of water in all of Earth’s oceans ...

A NASA mission to explore a Jupiter moon believed to be one of our galaxy's most promising locations to search for life-supporting conditions is at long last underway. The Europa Clipper launched ...

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 ...

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.

Europa, a moon of Jupiter, has long been one of the most exciting targets in the search for life beyond Earth. Many scientists believe that an ocean lies below its icy surface, potentially hosting ...

An eye-catching pattern on the surface of Europa, an ice-covered moon, may have profound implications for our understanding of the Jovian satellite.

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 ...

NASA spacecraft Parker Solar Probe and Europa Clipper observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before its close approach to Earth. Scientists are studying the data as the comet heads toward Jupiter in 202 ...

A NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.Watch video of the launch in the player above.Europa Clipper will peer beneath the ...