NASA explains that, as the second large moon out from Jupiter, Europa is quite deep inside Jupiter's magnetosphere, the immense magnetic envelope generated by Jupiter's powerful magnetic field.

On Monday, the Europa Clipper blasted off on its quest to study the smallest of Jupiter’s big four moons, and hopefully collect clues about the prospect of life inside. The launch was delayed ...

Meanwhile, scientists turned Galileo’s magnetometer toward Europa. Jupiter’s magnetic field, they found, generated an odd electromagnetic current inside the frozen moon. Only one thing could ...

A reassessment of data from NASA's Voyager 2 has revealed that Uranus' moon Miranda may contain a subsurface ocean, challenging assumptions about its potential for life.

Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon's icy crust where an ocean is ... That's why Clipper's electronics are inside a vault with dense aluminum and zinc walls. All this radiation would nix ...

"Europa is an ice covered moon of Jupiter, about the size of ... housing its flight computer and other especially sensitive gear inside a vault shielded by sheets of aluminum-zinc alloy.

Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.