Europa : Science World Report

Apr 20, 2016 05:40 AM EDT

European Scientists Weigh Possibility of Visiting Jupiter's Europa

Scientists are considering all options with regard to the possibility of exploring Europa.

Apr 19, 2016 04:00 AM EDT

Europa Ice Structure Deformities Generate Intense Heat Than Friction

Europa, Jupiter's ice moon, has strange qualities that reveal intriguing information about its sub-surface ocean.

Oct 27, 2015 05:16 PM EDT

The Cracked Moon, Europa, May Have Ice and Life-Giving Compounds in Its Crinkles

Researchers have found that the scarred, jumbled areas that make up Europa's so-called "chaos terrain" may harbor icy and compounds that may indicate life.

May 13, 2015 08:00 AM EDT

Jupiter's Moon, Europa, May be Covered in Sea Salt from a Subsurface Ocean

The dark material coating parts of Jupiter's moon, Europa, may actually be sea salt. Scientists believe that these dark features could be evidence of a subsurface ocean.

Nov 25, 2014 12:45 PM EST

New, Stunning Image of Europa Reveals Details About the Icy World

NASA scientists have remastered our view of Europa. They've used a mosaic of color images from NASA's Galileo spacecraft and have used modern image processing techniques in order to create a better image of this icy world.

Sep 08, 2014 12:22 PM EDT

Icy Europa May Have Plate Tectonics Like Planet Earth

It turns out that Europa may just be able to support life and may be more like Earth than we thought. Scientists have found that the icy moon may have giant plates of ice that shuffle along its surface, much like plates of rocks do on Earth.

Dec 12, 2013 01:03 PM EST

NASA Hubble Telescope Discovers Water Plumes Over Icy Europa

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made some surprising discoveries when it comes to Jupiter's moon, Europa. It's spotted water vapor above the moon's frigid south polar region, providing the first strong evidence of water plumes erupting off the moon's surface.