A new study shows how salt-enriched ice can sink through pure ice, potentially delivering nutrients to deeper parts of the ...

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

A recent study by geophysicists at Washington State University offers insight into how nutrients may reach the subsurface ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

New research raises doubts about Europa's potential for supporting life, due to the lack of tectonic and volcanic activity on its ocean floor. The strong rocky seafloor possibly limits chemical ...

NASA launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft in 2024 with the goal of investigating whether conditions favorable for life ...

Europa has a deep ocean, but a new study suggests its seafloor may be too quiet to supply the energy life needs to survive.

Although Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons, it’s the smallest of the Galilean moons – the largest being Ganymede. With an equatorial diameter of about 3,100 kilometres, Europa is ...