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." ...

Advanced analysis of decades-old data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft identifies ammonia-bearing compounds discovered on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, as shown in this composite image. Zooming ...

The curious minds at What If investigate what would happen if you lit a match on Jupiter’s surface, revealing the impossible ...

Geophysicists at Washington State University have uncovered a possible explanation for how nutrients may travel into the ...

The volcanic hot spot is larger than Lake Superior, spewing eruptions six times the total energy of all of the world's power plants.

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

An atmospheric study reveals unexpected findings about our largest neighboring planet and the structure of its deep atmosphere.

According to the study, this process could be an effective way to transport surface material to the ocean beneath Europa.

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

Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two ...

The two largest planets in the Solar System – Jupiter and Saturn – have a lot in common. They're made of very similar stuff, ...