NASA’s ambitious plan toexplore Europa, one of Jupiter’s most intriguing moons, has faced a significant setback. The agency ...

Now that Culberson is about to leave public office, the Europa lander will no longer have its champion, making its future at NASA uncertain. NASA never formally requested a lander for Europa ...

NASA is calling on scientists to suggest what should be investigated on Europa, and what tools should be sent there in an expected lander mission. Nobody can ever accuse NASA of being an ...

Scientists hope the lander could be launched some time in the 2020s. Although Nasa has yet to approve the mission, the agency said it had funding to begin the search for instrument ideas.

Another proposed Europa mission involves sending a lander to the moon that could determine if it harbors life. In a report submitted last February, the NASA-employed Science Definition Team ...

After studying the mission, Braun said a Europa lander that could find signs of life on another world represents exactly the kind of cutting-edge, daring missions NASA should be pursuing. " ...

To the disappointment of more than a few people, when NASA announced the Europa Multiple Fly-by Mission, it had a big drawback: no lander. Instead, it would serve as an orbiter around Jupiter ...

A conception of the Europa Lander settled down on the icy moon's surface. Credit: NASA NASA is headed to Jupiter's fascinating moon Europa this year. Scientists suspect a deep ocean sloshes ...

NASA's potential lander mission to Jupiter's ocean-harboring moon Europa may start taking shape soon. The agency has asked scientists to submit their ideas for instruments for the multibillion ...