Europa was discovered independently by Simon Marius and Galileo Galilei. [2] Marius later named it after Europa, the Phoenician mother of King Minos of Crete and lover of Zeus (the …

So while Europa is only one-fourth the diameter of Earth, its ocean may contain twice as much water as Earth’s global ocean. Europa’s ocean is considered one of the most promising places …

Jan 6, 2026 · Europa’s ocean may be vast and mysterious—but beneath the ice, it could be eerily quiet and lifeless.

Jan 8, 2026 · Europa’s buried ocean has made it one of the most exciting places to search for life beyond Earth. However, new calculations suggest its seafloor may be calm, cold, and largely …

6 days ago · New models suggest that Europa has very little tectonic activity at its seafloor, which is potentially catastrophic news for the hopes of finding alien life within its ocean.

Jan 7, 2026 · 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 …

Explore Europa’s subsurface ocean, geology, potential habitability, plume evidence, and the Europa Clipper mission—with clear science and expert insights.

Jan 6, 2026 · Jupiter's moon Europa lacks the undersea activity needed to support life, study suggests by Chris Woolston, Washington University in St. Louis

Jul 21, 2025 · Europa, one of Jupiter’s largest moons, has long been a tantalizing enigma—a place where science fiction dreams of alien oceans collide with the stark language of planetary …

Apr 29, 2025 · Jupiter's moon Europa may have an ocean more than twice the size of Earth's oceans combined.