Earth could have sent life all the way to Europa, the icy moon of Jupiter. A recent study published in the International ...

Jupiter's moon Europa has an abnormally high reflectivity, acting like a mirror due to the features of the ice shell. This ...

When did Jupiter’s Galilean moons first contain the ingredients for life? This is what complementary studies published in The Planetary Science Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical ...

NASA Juno spacecraft data has been used to create an animation of "Steeple Mountain" and a lava lake known as Loki Patera on ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA's) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe is on its (very long) way to Jupiter, and will finally arrive at the King of Planets in 2031. Its primary mission is to ...

You’ll want eyes on Jupiter this evening as Europa passes north of Callisto while Ganymede’s large shadow transits the gas giant’s cloud tops. Start observing by 11 P.M. EDT, as the bright planet ...

Another day, another show in the sky! If you look up after dark on Wednesday, April 22, you'll catch a charming moment in the cosmos, no telescope required: a glowing waxing crescent moon hanging near ...