160 Results From "europa"

The European Space Agency has successfully launched an exciting new deep space mission called JUICE to visit Jupiter's icy moons.
Off-World

Scientists Launch JUICE Mission to Distant Worlds

In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists found that Europa's icy shell could be more porous than previously thought.
Moon

Jupiter’s Icy Moon May Be Way More Habitable Than We Thought

The moons of Uranus could harbor oceans that are ungratefully spewing magnetized plasma particles onto their host planet's surface.
Moon

Scientists May Have Just Discovered New Oceans in Two of Uranus’ Moons

NASA has released a stunning infrared image of Jupiter's moon Io, which shows the celestial body's volcanically-active surface.
Moon

NASA Spacecraft Snaps Incredible Image of Volcano-Covered Moon

Jupiter's massive moons may be the reason why the gas giant never formed rings like its neighbor Saturn, according to new research.
Science & Energy

Jupiter’s Moons Accused of Sucking Up the Planet’s Rings

NASA is hoping to send scientists to the International Space Station on private missions, but the space agency says it'll need funding to make it happen. 
NASA

NASA Seeks Funding to Send Scientists to Space Station

There's one line on NASA's James Webb space telescope's spec sheet that has caught us off guard: it has a tiny 68 gigabyte solid-state drive (SSD).
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb’s Hard Drive Is Hilariously Tiny

Watch the Rare “Triple Transit” From Jupiter’s Moons
Moon

Watch the Rare “Triple Transit” From Jupiter’s Moons

NASA scientists think that Jupiter's moon Europa might glow in the dark and that by measuring that glow they can detect what's hidden in its oceans.
Science & Energy

NASA Project Could Peer Inside Europa to Find Alien Life

Juno has created a gorgeous infrared map of Jupiter's moon Ganymede during a flyby last month, including the first-ever glimpse of its north polar region.
Moon

NASA’s Juno Probe Creates Stunning Map of Jupiter’s Largest Moon

Grimes has had a rough time after breaking up with Elon Musk, writing a song about "all the privacy invasion, bad press, online hate and harassment."
Elon Musk

Grimes Says She’s Being Harassed After Elon Musk Breakup

"I’ll be colonizing Europa separately from Elon for the lesbian space commune," Grimes told Page Six in an email after breaking up with Elon Musk.
Off-World

After Splitting From Elon Musk, Grimes Says She’s Starting a “Lesbian Space Commune”

Scientists have been able to replicate the atmosphere of one of the solar system’s most enigmatic moons right here on Earth.
Off-World

Researchers Recreate Titan’s Atmosphere on Earth in Glass Vials

A new study led by the ESA found new evidence that Jupiter's moon Europa was indeed spouting plumes of water into space during a Galileo flyby.
Space

Scientists Find New Evidence Europa Is Shooting Water Into Space

Theoretical physicist and science communicator Michio Kaku had some words of advice for those who find themselves kidnapped by aliens.
Science & Energy

Michio Kaku Has Advice for Next Time You Get Abducted by Aliens

"Doesn't seem to be any life in this solar system," billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a recent tweet, responding to fan mail from a 13-year-old.
Solar Power

Elon Musk: “Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Life in This Solar System”

A team of researchers fired tardigrades, also known as water bears, out of a gun to see if they could survive in extreme conditions like outer space.
Off-World

Scientists Loaded Tiny Organisms Into a Gun and Shot Them At Targets

Monica Grady, a professor at Liverpool Hope University, claims that there is "almost a racing certainty" there's alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa.
Exobiology

University Chancellor Predicts “Higher Forms of Life” on Europa

A team out of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has confirmed traces of water vapor being released above Jupiter's moon Europa.
Science & Energy

Scientists Confirm Water Vapor Above the Surface of Europa

Last month, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took a gorgeous new close-up image of Jupiter some 406 million miles from Earth, with Europa off to the left.
Science & Energy

Hubble Catches Massive New Storm Brewing on Jupiter