Europa
Even Ganymede is Showing Tectonic Activity. We’re Going to Need Another Icy Moon Orbiter
A new study shows that the surface of Ganymede was once a very tectonically active place, with evidence of slip-faulting…
Europa is Going to be Tough to Land on, it Could Have Towering Walls of Ice Spikes Across its Surface
According to a new NASA-backed study, Europa's surface may be covered in towering icy spikes, which could make a landed…
Life on Europa Would be Protected by Just a Few Centimeters of Ice
Thanks to a new study led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, future missions to Europa will be more likely to…
NASA Simulation Shows How Europa’s “Fossil Ocean” Rises to the Surface Over Time
A new study by a team from NASA JPL has shown how Europa's interior ocean rises to the surface slowly…
New Research Raises Hopes for Finding Life on Mars, Pluto and Icy Moons
A new research study conducted by an international team of researchers indicates that life can survive in a variety of…
Are There Enough Chemicals on Icy Worlds to Support Life?
A new study by researchers from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics indicates that the chemicals necessary for life as…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 494: Icy Moons Update 2018
Thanks to Cassini and other spacecraft, we've learned a tremendous amount about the icy worlds in the Solar System, from…
There was Evidence for Europa’s Geysers Hiding in Plain Sight in Old Spacecraft Data From 1997
Using old data from the Galileo spaceprobe, a team of NASA scientists has found more evidence of plume activity on…
Could There be Alien Life Right Beneath the Surface of Icy Worlds Like Enceladus and Europa?
A new study conducted with the support of the NASA Astrobiology Institute has theorized that life may exist on the…
Icy Worlds Like Europa and Enceladus Might Actually be too Soft to Land On
According to a new study led by the Planetary Science Institute, Europa and Enceladus may have surfaces that are too…