A new study suggests Jupiter's moon Europa may lack the underwater geologic activity necessary to support life. Scientists have long considered Europa a promising place to search for life due to its ...

Jupiter reaches opposition, the point in its orbit where the planet is opposite the sun in our sky. This brings the gas giant to its closest of the year, making it bright and easy to spot in the ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond Earth, with a large subsurface ocean thought to ...

The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, yet none have captured the interest and imagination of astronomers and space scientists quite like Europa, an ice-shrouded world that is thought to ...

January doesn’t skimp on cosmic sightseeing. The month begins with a vibrant supermoon, continues with the year’s best Jupiter view, and ends with multiple moon-planet conjunctions. Aurora activity ...

A moment of pause comes with the supermoon on January 3, 2026. The first full moon of 2026 will be here on January 3rd at precisely 5:03 a.m. ET, marking a remarkable start to the new year. We are in ...

With the beginning of 2026 here, January is set to have a number of celestial events to keep an eye on. Starting with the full moon that is set to take place on Saturday, Jan. 3, called the Wolf moon, ...

It was loud, emotional, and chaotic almost from the opening tip and the Oklahoma City Thunder found themselves in the middle of all of it. With a national broadcast, the holiday break looming, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Titan (left) and Europa (right). (Left: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/University of Idaho ...

A new study reveals the likely origin of a mysterious spider-like pattern first spotted on Jupiter's moon Europa in 1998. The finding could have implications for a NASA spacecraft en route to the ...

Among the solar system’s hundreds of known moons, few are as enticing as the handful that scientists believe have a global ocean lurking below their crusty surface. But two of these hidden oceans may ...

NASA Juno mission captured amazing new imagery of Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft flew about 219 miles (352 kilometers) over the surface of the moon. Credit: Space.com | imagery credit: Credit : ...