Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life
- Written by Mike Sori, Assistant Professor of Planetary Science, Purdue University
The surface of Europa – one of Jupiter's moons – is a thick layer of solid ice.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute, CC BY-SAOn April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – or JUICE – will spend at least three years on...
