"That type of faulting can facilitate the exchange of surface and subsurface materials through shear heating processes, potentially creating environments conducive for the emergence of life." ...

Since 1979, when the Voyager probes flew past Jupiter and its system of moons, scientists have speculated about the ...

As astrophysics technology and research continue to advance, one question persists: is there life elsewhere in the universe?

A mess of salt and organic chemicals splattered across the ice on Ganymede could be a hint that its hidden ocean contains the right stuff for life. NASA’s Juno mission recently revealed that the ...

The icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn may hold the key to the survival of alien life, according to scientists at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Scientists have released a research paper ...

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is headed to one of Jupiter's largest moons. It's bringing along a microchip filled with ...

The spacecraft making the 1.8 billion mile journey will have a poem etched into its surface. NASA is inviting the public to ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Water connects Earth and Europa, the two ocean worlds NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft travels between on ...

Weather conditions showed there was a risk of lightning to the mission that aims to establish if the planet's moons could sustain life. Esa says it will try to launch the rocket again on Friday.

Scientists are investigating specific geological features on the largest moons of both Jupiter and Saturn that could be ideal spots for the emergence of life elsewhere in the solar system. The team, ...