Europa
Ancient Hydrothermal Vents Found on Mars, Could Have Been a Cradle for Life
A new report by an international team of scientists has found evidence of hydrothermal activity in an ancient Mars sea,…
NASA Says James Webb Telescope will Study Solar System’s “Ocean Worlds”
When it is deployed in 2018, the James Webb Space Telescope will spend some of its time studying the "Ocean…
Europa Lander Could Carry a Microphone and “Listen” to the Ice to Find Out What’s Underneath
A research team from Arizona State University is developing a seismometer that could be mounted a lander mission to Europa…
Building Rovers That Can Detect Life and Sequence DNA on Other Worlds
A team from MIT (with support from NASA) is building an instrument that will be able to test for signs…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 28, 2017: Tim Blais of A Capella Science
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Tim Blais is the founder of A Capella Science, an "educational and utterly nerdy…
NASA Bombshell: Key Ingredient For Life Discovered On Enceladus
Discovery of hydrogen at Enceladus raises hopes that life may exist in the icy moon's oceans.
What About a Mission to Titan?
Europa is fine and all, but where we really need to go is Saturn's moon Titan. Let's look at some…
How Will NASA Find Life On Other Worlds?
Minds at NASA are cooking up a new approach to finding life on other worlds.
NASA’s Plans to Explore Europa and Other “Ocean Worlds”
At the Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop this week, NASA made a series of presentations outlining plants to explore Europa…
Carnival of Space #497
Welcome, come in to the 497th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers…