Europa, one of Jupiter’s largest moons, is a frozen world with a subsurface ocean. It intrigues scientists as a possible home ...

If there's life on Europa or Enceladus ... as astrobiologists strive to figure out whether these alien oceans could be habitable. Hydrothermal vents are both a source of chemical energy and ...

Explore NASA's cancelled Europa mission and learn why Europa is a key target in the search for extraterrestrial life.

In the process, NASA hopes to find evidence that will help resolve the ongoing debate as to whether or not Europa harbors life in its interior. According to new research and modeling supported by ...

But what is the science behind extraterrestrial life? Is it possible that humans will ever experience "first contact" with an ...

NASA launched Europa Clipper to see if Jupiter's moon Europa could host alien life. Scientists think Europa contains a vast saltwater ocean deep beneath its surface. A NASA director said the ...

According to recent experiments at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, evidence of alien life could be preserved on the surface of Enceladus, and just a few inches below the surface of Europa ...

As far as candidates for nearby worlds that may contain life, Jupiter's frosty moon Europa is one tantalizing place for scientists to look. Astrobiologists speculate that alien life forms could ...

The universe is full of icy worlds that scientists suspect could serve as homes for alien life ... has launched the Europa Clipper last October, which will hunt for signs of life on Jupiter ...

Dr. Webb is a historian of science and the director of the future humans program at the Berggruen Institute. Picture an ice-covered landscape, rough and rocky. Plumes of water vapor erupt from the ...

Mass spectrometers will be onboard NASA’s Europa Clipper mission ... weigh the potential impacts of their missions on any alien life-forms. But government entities are no longer the only ...