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

Callisto and Ganymede all had liquid water under their crusts. And they seem to be salty with other carbonates as well, meaning they’re mineral laden and could support life. Non Sequitur by ...

Discovered by Galileo in 1610, Europa is one of the four so-called Galilean moons of Jupiter, along with Ganymede, Io and Callisto. Seeking conditions that support life What type of life might ...

To seek out signs of life on Ganymede, as well as Callisto and Europa, ESA plans to dress up the JUICE spacecraft with a total of "10 state-of-the-art instruments," including: Cameras that can ...

A colossal asteroid, estimated to be 20 times larger than the one that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs on Earth, has left a permanent mark on Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede. This ...

“The goal of the mission is to study places around Jupiter with the possibility for life—because we think there is liquid water inside Europa, Callisto and Ganymede,” said Olivier ...