For decades, Europa has been the optimistic counterpoint to a lonely solar system, a small icy world that seemed to tick ...

Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond ...

A new study is skeptical that life could still be present on Jupiter's moon Europa, where a NASA spacecraft launched in ...

A new analysis of stress, tides and interior forces suggests Jupiter’s icy moon Europa lacks the active seafloor faulting ...

A recent study questions the potential for life on Jupiter’s moon Europa, citing a lack of active faulting on its seafloor ...

A study published in Nature Communications suggests that Europa’s rocky seafloor is likely too mechanically strong to support ...

New research suggests Jupiter’s moon Europa may lack seafloor activity needed for life, despite its vast subsurface ocean and ...

Dehradun: Variations in subsurface temperature and salinity in the Indian Ocean—often invisible to conventional ...

The mid-ocean ridge runs through the oceans like a suture. Where Earth's plates move apart, new oceanic crust is continuously ...

Even if future studies show that Europa’s ocean is lifeless today, Byrne sees value in the exploration. “I’m not upset if we don’t find life on this particular moon,” he said. “I’m confident that ...

New research raises doubts about Europa's potential for supporting life, due to the lack of tectonic and volcanic activity on ...