New discovery of ammonia on Europa hints at active geology
View larger. | Composite image showing location of some of the ammonia-bearing compounds on Jupiter’s moon Europa (red…
NASA Says Europa Is Covered by a Thick Icy Shell
Jupiter’s moon, Europa, has long fascinated scientists. They believe it’s covered in a massive salty ocean, holding almost…
Ammonia-Bearing Compounds Detected on Europa for First Time
A new analysis of archival data from the Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) on board NASA’s Galileo spacecraft…
Cool, Earth-Sized Exoplanet Found Orbiting Nearby Star
Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet orbiting the nearby K-dwarf star HD 137010 after detecting a single, shallow…
NASA Has a New Estimate for Europa’s Ice Shell, and Whoa Is It Ever Thick
Europa, one of Jupiter’s 95 moons, is encased in a shell of water ice, and researchers have just…
New Model Suggests How Nutrients Could Penetrate Europa’s Ice Shell to Feed Its Hidden Ocean
A duo of geophysicists from Washington State University and Virginia Tech has uncovered a plausible pathway for nutrient…
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.…
This ‘Wet Lava Ball’ in Space Somehow Clings to an Atmosphere
Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet with an atmosphere outside the solar system,…
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…
Super-Earth Candidate Found in Habitable Zone of Gliese 251
Gliese 251 is an early red dwarf star and the 74th closest star system to our Sun. An…
Jezero Crater Experienced Multiple Episodes of Fluid Activity, New Study Confirms
Minerals are the building blocks of rocks, and the types of minerals and their chemistry provide critical information…