SAN FRANCISCO — If Europa is venting its watery interior into space, it’s doing so stealthily. Follow-up observations of Jupiter’s icy moon failed to confirm the existence of powerful geysers spotted ...

In 2013, the Hubble Space Telescope spotted water vapor on Jupiter's moon Europa. The vapor was evidence of plumes similar to the ones on Saturn's moon Enceladus. That, and other compelling evidence, ...

Artist’s concept of a water vapor plume on Jupiter’s large moon Europa. It’s thought that this moon has a liquid ocean of water beneath its icy crust. Image via NASA/ESA/K. Retherford/SwRI/SYFY.

Artist's concept of a water vapor geyser erupting from the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted evidence of such plumes on Europa in December 2012, but they ...

NASA wants to send a spacecraft to look for signs of alien life beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon. The case for Jupiter's moon Europa as one of the best places to look for life beyond Earth ...

Jupiter’s moon Europa is on the shortlist of places we might discover alien life in our solar system. And today, the prospects for finding extraterrestrial microbes on this little ice moon got a lot ...

Data from a 20-year-old mission to Jupiter suggests that our next sojourn to the planet could reveal whether one of its icy moons may host life. Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related ...

Jupiter’s moon Europa has long been a tantalizing topic of study for scientists looking to learn more about other satellites. For years, planetary researchers have suspected that the moon might hide ...

Jupiter's icy moon Europa may erupt with fleeting plumes of water more than 20 times the height of Mt. Everest, scientists say. If these giant waterspouts are confirmed, they could be a way to detect ...

Look, we told you it wasn’t going to be aliens. On Monday, after teasing about an announcement concerning “surprising activity” on Jupiter’s moon Europa, NASA revealed new evidence for water geysers ...