Europa (Jupiter moon)
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Aquatic Rover Goes for a Drive Under the Ice
November 20, 2019 
A little robotic explorer will be rolling into Antarctica this month to perform a gymnastic feat – driving…
Astronomers Confirm that Jupiter‘s Icy Moon Europa has Water by First-Ever Direct Measurement
November 19, 2019
Writing in Nature Astronomy on Monday, 18 November 2019, scientists have made the first-ever direct measurement of water…
NASA Scientists Confirm Water Vapor on Europa
November 19, 2019 
Forty years ago, a Voyager spacecraft snapped the first closeup images of Europa, one of Jupiter’s 79 moons.…
AI Could Help the Europa Clipper Mission Make All Kinds of Discoveries!
August 21, 2019
In 2023, NASA plans to launch the Europa Clipper mission, a robotic explorer that will study Jupiter’s enigmatic…
Exploring The Icy Moons of Jupiter. NASA’s Europa Clipper and ESA’s JUICE
August 21, 2019
On August 19th, 2019, NASA announced that their Europa Clipper mission has been approved to move to the…
Mission to Jupiter’s Icy Moon Confirmed
August 21, 2019
An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the potential for life…
Travel to Alien Moons with Expert Guides
July 24, 2019
Humans first explored the Earth’s moon 50 years ago, an impressive feat for sure. But if you are…
Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa
June 13, 2019
A familiar ingredient has been hiding in plain sight on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Using a…
Europa Clipper High-Gain Antenna Undergoes Testing
April 2, 2019
It probably goes without saying, but this isn’t your everyday satellite dish. In fact, it’s not a satellite…
Nuclear-Powered Tunneling Robot Could Search for Life on Europa
December 20, 2018
The search for life has led astronomers to the icy moons in our Solar System. Among those moons,…
Could ice spikes on Europa Jeopardize a spacecraft landing? A study suggests so
November 26, 2018
Sometime in the early 2020s, NASA intends to launch a spacecraft that will orbit and possibly even place…
ARCHIMEDES: Digging into the ice on Europa with lasers
November 15, 2018
Ever since the Pioneer and Voyager probes passed through the Jovian system in the 1970s, NASA and other…
ALMA Maps Europa’s Temperature
October 25, 2018
First Spatially Resolved, Complete Thermal Data Set of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Jupiter’s icy moon Europa has a chaotic…
Even Ganymede is Showing Tectonic Activity. We’re Going to Need Another Icy Moon Orbiter
October 15, 2018
Ganymede was shaped by pronounced periods of tectonic activity in the past, according to a new paper. It’s…
Europa is Going to be Tough to Land on due to Towering Walls of Ice Spikes Across its Surface
October 11, 2018
Jupiter’s moon Europa has been the subject of fascination ever since the Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager…
Icy warning for space missions to Jupiter’s moon
October 10, 2018
A team led by scientists from Cardiff University has predicted that fields of sharp ice growing to almost…
Life on Europa Would be Protected by Just a Few Centimeters of Ice
July 25, 2018
Ever since the Galileo probe provided compelling evidence for the existence of a global ocean beneath the surface…
Radiation Maps of Jupiter’s Moon Europa: Key to Future Missions
July 24, 2018
New comprehensive mapping of the radiation pummeling Jupiter’s icy moon Europa reveals where scientists should look — and…
NASA Simulation Shows How Europa’s “Fossil Ocean” Rises to the Surface Over Time
July 16, 2018
In the 1970s, the Jupiter system was explored by a succession of robotic missions, beginning with the Pioneer…
New Research Raises Hopes for Finding Life on Mars, Pluto and Icy Moons
July 13, 2018
Since the 1970s, when the Voyager probes captured images of Europa’s icy surface, scientists have suspected that life…
Europa’s Ocean Ascending
July 9, 2018
This animation demonstrates how deformation in the icy surface of Europa could transport subsurface ocean water to the…
NASA Dives Deep into the Search for Life
May 31, 2018
Off the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island and more than 3,000 feet beneath the ocean surface lie the…
There was Evidence for Europa’s Geysers Hiding in Plain Sight in Old Spacecraft Data From 1997
May 17, 2018
Jupiter’s moon Europa continues to fascinate and amaze! In 1979, the Voyager missions provided the first indications that…
Could There be Alien Life Right Beneath the Surface of Icy Worlds Like Enceladus and Europa?
March 12, 2018
For decades, scientists have been speculating that life could exist in beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon…
Icy Worlds Like Europa and Enceladus Might Actually be too Soft to Land On
January 30, 2018
Some truly interesting and ambitious missions have been proposed by NASA and other space agencies for the coming…
Juno Observes Jupiter, Io and Europa
October 9, 2017
This color-enhanced image of Jupiter and two of its largest moons – Io and Europa – was captured…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Study Our Solar System’s “Ocean Worlds”
August 25, 2017
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will use its infrared capabilities to study the “ocean worlds” of Jupiter’s moon…
UVA-built instrument plays key role in maping of lava lake on Jupiter moon
May 30, 2017
Taking advantage of a rare orbital alignment between two of Jupiter’s moons, Io and Europa, researchers used an…
Waves of lava seen in Io’s largest volcanic crater
May 11, 2017
Taking advantage of a rare orbital alignment between two of Jupiter’s moons, Io and Europa, researchers have obtained…
NASA Mission Named ‘Europa Clipper’
March 13, 2017
NASA’s upcoming mission to investigate the habitability of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa now has a formal name: Europa…
- NASA’s Europa Flyby Mission Moves into Design Phase
February 22, 2017 - Descent into a Frozen Underworld
February 14, 2017 - NASA Receives Science Report on Europa Lander Concept
February 9, 2017 - NASA’s Hubble Spots Possible Water Plumes Erupting on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
September 27, 2016
- Europa’s Ocean May Have An Earthlike Chemical Balance
May 18, 2016 - Europa’s heaving ice might make more heat than scientists thought
April 21, 2016 - Jupiter’s Moon Europa
September 30, 2015 - NASA’s Europa Mission Team Joins Forces for the First Time
August 11, 2015 - Unusual Red Arcs Spotted on Icy Saturn Moon
July 30, 2015 - What About a Mission to Europa?
July 28, 2015 - Under-Ice Rover Chills With Fish at Aquatic Exhibit
June 27, 2015
- All Systems Go for NASA’s Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa
June 19, 2015 - What are the Galilean Moons?
June 12, 2015 - UI technology to study ocean on Jupiter moon
June 3, 2015 - NASA’s Europa Mission Begins with Selection of Science Instruments
May 27, 2015 - CU-Boulder instrument selected for NASA mission to Europa
May 27, 2015 - Space Image: Europa’s Jupiter-Facing Hemisphere
May 27, 2015 - Soft robot to swim through Europa’s oceans
May 13, 2015 - Research Reveals Europa’s Mystery Dark Material Could Be Sea Salt
May 13, 2015 - Chaos on a watery world
May 12, 2015 - March of the moons: Hubble captures rare triple moon transit of Jupiter
February 6, 2015 - Hubble Captures Rare Triple-Moon Conjunction
February 6, 2015 - Rare Triple Transit! There’ll be 3 Moon Shadows on Jupiter on January 24th, 2015
January 21, 2015 - Where Did Europa’s Water Geyser Go? Hubble Double-Checking Its Work
December 31, 2014 - Signs of Europa Plumes Remain Elusive in Search of Cassini Data
December 19, 2014 - How can we search for life on icy moons such as Europa?
November 25, 2014 - ‘Remastered’ View of Jupiter’s Moon Europa
November 24, 2014 - Tiny Satellites Could Hitchhike To Europa With Bigger NASA Mission Concept
October 15, 2014 - Scientists Find Evidence of ‘Diving’ Tectonic Plates on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
September 9, 2014 - NASA Seeks Proposals for Europa Mission Science Instruments
July 17, 2014 - Space Image: Reddish Bands on Europa
July 16, 2014 - Space Image: Reddish Bands on Europa
July 10, 2014 - NASA Seeks Ideas for Mission to Europa
May 7, 2014 - Ship of dreams: First mission to Europa in more than a generation designed
May 5, 2014 - An experiment recreates the crust of the moon Europa
March 17, 2014 - Why Europa (and not Mars)?
February 20, 2014 - Hubble Space Telescope Sees Evidence of Water Vapor Venting off Jupiter Moon
December 13, 2013 - Clay-Like Minerals Found on Icy Crust of Europa
December 12, 2013 - Model Suggests Ocean Currents Shape Europa’s Icy Shell in Ways Critical for Potential Habitats
December 4, 2013 - New computer model may explain moon Europa’s chaotic terrain
December 3, 2013 - Observing Alert: Rare Triple Transit Of Jupiter’s Moons Happens Friday Night (Oct. 11-12)
October 9, 2013 - Long-Stressed Europa Likely Off-Kilter at One Time
September 19, 2013 - If We Landed on Europa, What Would We Want to Know?
August 8, 2013 - British Engineers Tested an “Interplanetary Armor-piercing Projectile”
July 17, 2013 - British engineers report successful test of space penetrator
July 15, 2013 - Tiny submersible could search for life in Europa’s ocean
June 12, 2013 - Mapping the Chemistry Needed for Life at Europa
April 5, 2013 - A Window Into Europa’s Ocean Lies Right at the Surface
March 6, 2013
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