We can use the colors of Europa’s surface to tell us about the chemical compounds that make up the surface — and subsurface — of the jovian moon. Even before the first spacecraft made a ...

NASA's Europa Clipper, en route to Jupiter’s moon Europa, captured infrared images of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby to ...

On its recent swing by Mars, NASA's Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The data will help mission scientists calibrate the spacecraft's thermal imaging ...

Two of the images show the same portion of Europa's surface, comparing different processing approaches; one with minimal treatment, the other with enhanced color contrast that makes the surface ...

Salty water may escape to the surface along fractures, leaving telltale reddish colors on Europa's ground. And irregular chunks of ice have likely been created by relatively recent surface movement.

False color mosaic of Europa taken by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute) “Europa may be one of the few accessible places where life could originate and persist ...

Images collected during the Galileo mission show Europa’s approximate natural colors (left) and differences in its predominantly water-ice crust thanks to enhanced colors (right). Dark brown ...

Europa is one of the most intriguing moons of the solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europa is one of the ...

Jupiter showers its moon Europa with enough radiation to kill a human in just a few days. Europa must also contend with the massive planet’s powerful tidal forces. The moon literally creaks as ...