A team of geologists and planetary scientists from the California Institute of Technology, the University of California Santa Cruz, New York University, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center reports evidence that Io's volcanic ...
New research suggests there's less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa than thought—and that could affect what if any life might be lurking in the moon's underground ocean.
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Think of meticulously handcrafted objects and certain things come immediately to mind: fine art, exotic cars, luxury timepieces.
Space Exploration
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The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India's Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the lunar south pole, and 2024 is shaping up to ...
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Dec 27, 2023
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Six weeks remain for you to add your name to a microchip that will ride aboard the spacecraft as it explores Jupiter's moon Europa.
Astronomy
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Carbon dioxide detected on Jupiter's moon Europa comes from the vast ocean beneath its icy shell, research using James Webb Space Telescope data indicated on Thursday, potentially bolstering hopes the hidden water could harbor ...
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An international team of space scientists has found evidence that hydrogen peroxide on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, exists only on its higher latitudes. For their research, reported in the journal Science Advances, the ...
Jupiter's moon, Europa, is slightly smaller than Earth's Moon and is one of the most promising places to search for alien life.
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A new work by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, written for an upcoming NASA mission to Jupiter's moon Europa, is a glance at outer space that returns back to Earth.
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2023
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A critical antenna is jammed on a Jupiter-bound spacecraft launched two weeks ago, the European Space Agency reported Friday.
Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2023
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