NASA’s ambitious plan toexplore Europa, one of Jupiter’s most intriguing moons, has faced a significant setback. The agency has officially canceled the Europa Lander mission, a project that had been ...

How a robot built to walk on alien ice got the cold shoulder—and then (possibly) lived to see another day. Reading time 2 minutes NASA engineers have spent the past decade developing a rugged, ...

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A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has outlined the decade-long development and testing of what was originally known as the Europa Lander prototype—a partially autonomous robot ...

What can the plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, teach scientists about Europa potential habitability? This is what a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal hopes to address as an ...

Europa and Enceladus are two ocean moons that scientists have concluded have liquid water oceans underneath their outer icy shells. The Europa Clipper mission should reach Europa around April of 2030.

What landing sites on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, would be the most ideal for searching for life on the small moon? This is what a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal hopes to address ...