On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ...

The communications lag between Earth and Jupiter means missions to Europa will need to be smart to deal with problems on ...

Europa Clipper and the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer missions will arrive at Jupiter in the 2030s and provide researchers with unprecedented access to the moons orbiting the gas giant.

Four tiny specks of light close by the giant planet are the biggest of the Jupiter’s 95 moons, Nigel Henbest writes ...

The chances of getting answers are doubled however. Dr Masters works on another mission, the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE). It arrives at Jupiter shortly after Europa ...

From 2014 to 2024, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been studying the outer planets under a program called OPAL (Outer ...

Known for its Great Red Spot, Jupiter also boasts four bright, fast-moving moons: giant Ganymede, cratered Callisto, volcanic Io, and icy Europa. And there’s no better time to brave the cold and ...

A "SWARM" of tiny robot fish could hunt for alien life in hidden oceans on the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Nasa has revealed future-gazing footage of its prototype SWIM bots – built to ...

On October 10, Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life – and there’s only one way to find out.

The search for life on icy moons, such as Jupiter's Europa, is to be carried out by diving robots. NASA's JPL is already working on this. NASA's Europa Clipper space probe, which set off in ...

Launched on Oct. 14, the Europa Clipper spacecraft is currently en route to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which is believed to harbor a subsurface ocean. The mission lifted off from NASA's Kennedy ...