NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life
"It's a chance for us to explore not a world that might have been habitable billions of years ago, but a world that might be ...
NASA spacecraft to scour Jupiter's icy moon in search of life-supporting conditions
A massive NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa. The craft, named Europa Clipper, will determine if conditions there could support life.
NASA spacecraft to study whether Jupiter's moon Europa can harbor life
NASA is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa, considered one of our solar system's most promising spots to ...
NASA Finds Signs of an Io-Like Volcanic Exomoon Just 635 Light-Years Away
The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may provide ...
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This distant planet may host volcanic moon similar to Jupiter’s Io
New research from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory suggests there may be a volcanic moon orbiting a planet 635 light-years ...
Can an icy Jupiter moon sustain life? NASA’s biggest space probe will investigate.
Several space probes have obtained intriguing images of the surface, but what lies beneath remains a mystery. The discovery ...
NASA thinks it found a moon light-years away spewing gas
But a new NASA study may have found a clue that one is orbiting a planet some 635 light-years from Earth. The inference comes ...
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Hints of volcanic moon around alien planet may be 1st-of-its-kind discovery (video)
"Detecting an exomoon would be quite extraordinary, and because of Io, we know that a volcanic exomoon is possible." ...
Distant planet may host volcanic moon like Jupiter's Io
New research done at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals potential signs of a rocky, volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet ...
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Io: Jupiter's hellish and beautiful moon where rivers of lava never stop flowing
Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is home to a fascinating array of moons. Among its 90-plus satellites, one ...