ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured footage of the Mars' moon Deimos pass in front of Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter, Io and ...

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar ...

The icy surface of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, has captured scientists' attention. Compounds like carbon dioxide and salt ...

Europa has long been a prime target in the search for extraterrestrial biology because scientists suspect it harbors a ...

Clipper will reach the ice-covered Jovian moon Europa ... on Jupiter’s moons after it arrives in 2031. I’m a planetary scientist who studies the structure and evolution of solid planets ...

In approximately 4.5 billion years, as the sun transforms into a red giant and engulfs Earth, Jupiter's moon Europa may offer ...

People always want to know what will happen to Earth when the sun eventually swells up as a red giant. For one thing, the ...

A spacecraft that will study one of Jupiter’s moons launched Monday ... according to NASA. Europa Clipper will face a challenge once it reaches the planet's moon — exposure to radiation ...

But Europa isn't Jupiter's only moon — far from it ... Jupiter isn't the only planet in the solar system with myriad moons. For decades, it has vied with its neighboring gas giant Saturn ...

The fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons, Europa is an icy celestial body teeming with enigma and intrigue. Though Europa is slightly smaller than Earth’s own moon and barely one-quarter ...

Four tiny specks of light close by the giant planet are the biggest of the Jupiter ... neighbouring moons. The next moon out is named after Io’s great-great-granddaughter, Europa.

I’m a planetary scientist who studies the structure and evolution of solid planets and moons in the ... Warmth from Europa’s interior and tidal energy from Jupiter likely maintain a massive liquid ...