Europa is one of the largest of more than 90 moons in orbit around the planet Jupiter. It is also one of the best places to look for alien life. As the Clipper spacecraft undergoes final testing and ...

A research paper, published in the International Journal of Astrobiology, states that Earth may have been sending ...

As the years go by, the chances of Europa hosting life seem to keep going down. But it's not out of contention yet. Europa is simply full of surprises. We're talking about the second moon of Jupiter, ...

While life on Mars (and Venus) has long been an obsession for those wondering if we're alone, there are other places in our ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — The outer layer of one of Jupiter’s moons, Europa, is solid ice and strong evidence supports an ocean flowing below. New research led by the University of Texas at Austin is ...

If we’re going to find life on another world, Europa might just be our best bet. We think this icy moon of Jupiter has an ocean of water beneath its frozen surface, and it seems like this ocean might ...

We have been systematically searching for life in the cosmos for decades, and even though Mars and Europa are prime ...

A new study suggests Jupiter's moon Europa may lack the underwater geologic activity necessary to support life. Scientists have long considered Europa a promising place to search for life due to its ...

In about three years, NASA will launch a robotic orbiter to study Jupiter’s mysterious moon Europa. It’s called the Europa Clipper mission, which will spend four years orbiting Europa to learn more ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — The outer layer of ...