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Set against the backdrop of Jupiter’s dramatic, swirling atmosphere, Europa may look a bit drab at first glance — its gray-white surface might even resemble well-worn…
Europa and Enceladus are important targets for the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life in the solar system. However, the surfaces and shallow subsurfaces of these…
Illustration of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraftNASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology In October, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will begin a journey to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa (imagined…
Artist’s impression of the European Clipper near its namesake moonNASA Instruments aboard a NASA spacecraft scheduled to launch to Europe later this year could directly detect…
Europa has an underground ocean, but it may not be as habitable as Earth’s oceans. NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology/SETI Institute Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may not…
NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology/Gregory M. M. Weigand NASA’s European Clipper mission will launch in October 2024 and head to Jupiter’s moon Europa, where it will search…
New high-definition images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near Infrared Camera) reveal intricate details of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), which is…