Europa's frozen, fissured surface, seen here in a colorized mosaic image from the Galileo spacecraft, hides a liquid ocean that may hold all the ingredients needed for life. Three key ingredients ...

"We want to determine if Europa has the potential to support simple life in the deep ocean under its icy layer," said mission chief scientist Robert Pappalardo of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Artwork: Europa Clipper will try to determine whether the moon can support biology Scientists working on an audacious mission to the ocean world of Europa can proceed with the final design and ...

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Scientists believe a global ocean lies beneath Europa's icy crust, which may contain twice as much liquid as Earth's oceans and the ingredients for life. Throughout its mission, the spacecraft ...