While there’s no concrete consensus on a list of prerequisites for life to evolve on other planets, there are at least a ...

Io orbits so close to Jupiter that gravity alone reshapes its entire surface. Instead of cooling over time, the moon is ...

Saturn reigns supreme when it comes to the number of moons orbiting any solar system planet. Including the 128 ...

The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, yet none have captured the interest and imagination of astronomers and ...

Europa’s buried ocean has made it one of the most exciting places to search for life beyond Earth. However, new calculations suggest its seafloor may be calm, cold, and largely inactive, with little ...

The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.

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 study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to ...

The paper looked specifically at what might be happening on the moon in terms of geology. As far as we can tell, Europa has ...

A new study led by WashU planetary scientists suggests the icy moon lacks the undersea activity needed to support life.

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After modeling Europa's conditions, the researchers concluded that its rocky seafloor is likely mechanically too strong to ...