"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources." ...

Thanks to Juno MWR data and a recent study, scientists have determined the depth of the icy shell encasing Europa.

Jupiter's fourth-largest moon is a main character in our search for other life-friendly places in our solar system.

How thick is the ice shell on Jupiter’s moon, Europa? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to ...

New microwave measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal Europa’s ice shell may stretch nearly 29 km (18 miles) deep, ...

The volcanic hot spot is larger than Lake Superior, spewing eruptions six times the total energy of all of the world's power plants.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system. This high-resolution ...

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NASA says it has received a signal from 540 million miles across the solar system, confirming its Juno spacecraft has successfully started orbiting Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.

Humanity's understanding of the solar system has evolved dramatically following the advent of spaceflight. Over the past seven decades, thousands of sophisticated spacecraft have been launched on ...