We got everything out of the flyby that we dreamed,” said Don Blankenship, NASA’s REASON radar principal investigator, as mission engineers delved into a wealth of new data from the Europa Clipper’s ...

Mars, Saturn's moon Enceladus, Jupiter’s moon Europa can hold life? Is there any chance? The study has offered new insights ...

Mars, Europa and Enceladus are the three most promising locations in the solar system to search for life living off cosmic ...

Cosmic rays could be a vital source of energy for life on icy moons, on Mars, or even on rogue planets that wander alone between stars; it's possible, scientists say, that the phenomenon could ...

The traditional astrophysical recipe for life as we know it is quite simple: Get a rocky, gas-shrouded world in a “habitable zone” orbit around a star so that it’s not too hot or too cold. Then just ...

NASA scientists recently used Europa Clipper’s instruments to take readings of Mars, as the spacecraft was passing within just 550 miles of the red planet’s surface on March 1.

This represents a major technical and strategic validation of Heliospace’s engineering, technology and contributions to space ...

The Melter-Sublimator for Ice Science (MSIS) instrument offers an opportunity to help scientists process ice deposits on other worlds in a much more efficient way.

Colorized composite image of Mars obtained by Europa Clipper’s E-THEMIS instrument with warm colors depicting relatively warm temperatures; red areas are approximately 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees ...

Scientists reveal how the Dsup protein found in tardigrades protects DNA from extreme radiation, which is key for future ...

A repurposed Mars rover tool could unlock the simplest test yet for detecting alien life, offering a faster, cheaper path to discovery.