NASA Juno data reveals Europa has a surprisingly thick icy crust
Artist’s concept of Europa’s ice shell. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Europa has always been the Solar System’s most tantalizing “maybe.”…
Life in Europa’s ocean still possible, new research suggests
Is there life in Europa’s ocean? A new study suggests that chemical nutrients in the moon’s icy crust…
Powerful magnetic fields on super-Earths could boost chances of life
View larger. | This is an artist’s concept of a super-Earth with a deep magma ocean generating a…
New survey of nearest stars reveals best spots for life
View larger. | This is an artist’s concept of Kepler-186f, an Earth-sized exoplanet about 500 light-years from Earth.…
Flight Engineers Give NASA’s Dragonfly Lift
In sending a car-sized rotorcraft to explore Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will undertake an unprecedented voyage…
Researchers question methane atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e
This is an artist’s concept of exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, about 40 light-years from Earth. A new study urges caution…
This moss survived in space for 9 months
Meet a spreading earthmoss known as Physcomitrella patens. It’s frequently used as a model organism for studies on…
Colorful life on exoplanets might be lurking in clouds
View larger. | Artist’s concept of a rocky planet like Earth with colorful microbes in its clouds. The…
NASA Cassini Study Finds Organics ‘Fresh’ From Ocean of Enceladus
Researchers dove deep into information gathered from the ice grains that were collected during a close and super-fast…
Was NASA’s ‘no life on Mars’ conclusion in the 70s wrong?
View larger. | NASA’s Viking 1 lander took this photo of surrounding rocks and sand dunes on May…
Astronomers might find signs of life on exoplanets in less than 4 years
For centuries, humans have wondered whether they are alone in the universe. And although no concrete evidence has…
After 20 years of research, astronomers discover a planet that looks strangely like Earth
For years, many astronomers have been searching for exoplanets in the universe. And although some of them are…