Recent examinations of historical Galileo data have uncovered ammonia compounds near the surface fractures of Europa. This ...

Europa is objectively one of the most badass moons in the solar system. The relatively small moon of Jupiter is thought to have a liquid water ocean beneath its icy shell, and it's considered one of ...

Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may have been spitting into space for at least 20 years. Analyzing old Galileo mission data suggests that the NASA spacecraft flew through a plume of water vapor from the ...

Jupiter's ice-covered moon Europa appears to have life-friendly molecules on its surface. Al Emran, a researcher with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, spotted ammonia on the surface of Europa while ...

Nearly 15 years have passed since NASA sent its Galileo spacecraft flying into Jupiter’s outer atmosphere to die—eliminating the possibility of contaminating nearby Jovian moons with any traces of ...