In 2031, the European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft is slated to reach the Jovian System to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons: Callisto, Europa, and Ganymede. NASA's Europa Clipper ...

Jupiter's fifth-largest moon. Amalthea orbits closer to Jupiter than Io. An image of Jupiter as seen by NASA's Juno on August 18, 2024 during its 64rd perijove. Processed by ... [+] citizen ...

NASA's Europa Clipper probe is finally on its way to the icy ocean moon of Jupiter, but it's going to take some time to get there — about six years. Fortunately, we don't have to wait that long ...

For decades, an icy moon of Jupiter has been considered one of the most promising places to search for extraterrestrial life in the solar system. Thought to have an underground ocean and a ...

On Oct. 14, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft began a vital mission. It will be investigating the potential habitability of Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa — but first, it has to get there.

Related: NASA reveals 'glass-smooth lake of cooling lava' on surface of Jupiter's moon Io Each of Jupiter's other 91 official moons has a diameter greater than 0.6 mile (1 kilometer ...

NASA’s Galileo spacecraft had repeated flybys of the moon during the 1990s, passing as close as 124 miles (200 kilometers).

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.

An illustration showing the Europa Clipper as it flies past the Jovian moon Europa as Jupiter watches on in the background. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) On Oct. 14, NASA's Europa ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy ...

A massive NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best ...