The vast, swirling ocean within Jupiter's moon Europa may be affecting the rotation of its icy crust, scientists say. New supercomputer-driven modeling suggests that the waters of the internal, global ...

Saturn’s “Death Star”-like moon Mimas may have a boiling ocean under its icy shell. The moon pitted with craters—including a very large one, giving it its nickname—may appear to be geologically dead, ...

After years of debate, NASA researchers have zeroed in on the thickness of the Europa's ice shell. We first discovered that the Jupiter moon's surface looked icy in 1979, when Voyager 2 flew by.

A new computer modeling provided a new explanation as to why the icy shell of Jupiter's moon, Europa, has an unusual motion/rotation. Scientist from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory present a video, 09 ...

The shell of Jupiter's ice moon may form from upside-down snowstorms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

On Jupiter’s moon Europa, a saltwater ocean exists deep beneath a thick ice shell. Now, a surprising connection between the ice shell and the Greenland ice sheet on Earth has provided new insight: ...

A thick shell "implies a longer route that oxygen and nutrients would have to travel to connect Europa’s surface with its subsurface ocean." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...