Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — ...

How nutrients from Europa's icy shell reach its ocean has been unclear despite several theories.

Jupiter's fourth-largest moon is a main character in our search for other life-friendly places in our solar system.

"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...

Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the beginning.

While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor ...

New measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft have offered a clearer picture of what lies beneath the frozen surface of ...

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

The volcanic hot spot is larger than Lake Superior, spewing eruptions six times the total energy of all of the world's power plants.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Titan (left) and Europa (right). (Left: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/University of Idaho ...

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92. That's more than any other planet in our solar system. Saturn, the one-time leader, comes in a ...

On January 18, 2026, the new moon creates dark skies for observing Jupiter, Saturn, and the Orion constellation. Detailed positions and celestial coordinates for global observers are provided.