Europa is one of the largest of more than 90 moons in orbit around the planet Jupiter. It is also one of the best places to look for alien life. As the Clipper spacecraft undergoes final testing and ...

A research paper, published in the International Journal of Astrobiology, states that Earth may have been sending bacteria-carrying dust particles out into space for billions of years.

Earth could have sent life all the way to Europa, the icy moon of Jupiter. A recent study published in the International ...

If we’re going to find life on another world, Europa might just be our best bet. We think this icy moon of Jupiter has an ocean of water beneath its frozen surface, and it seems like this ocean might ...

As the years go by, the chances of Europa hosting life seem to keep going down. But it's not out of contention yet. Europa is simply full of surprises. We're talking about the second moon of Jupiter, ...

While life on Mars (and Venus) has long been an obsession for those wondering if we're alone, there are other places in our ...

An artist’s conception shows NASA’s Europa Clipper probe flying over Europa. (NASA / JPL-Caltech Illustration) Scientists have verified that a method to look for cellular life on Europa, an ...

This color composite view combines violet, green, and infrared images of Jupiter’s intriguing moon, Europa, for a view of the moon in natural color (left) and in enhanced color designed to bring out ...