Photo of the Day This interstellar skyscape spans over 4 degrees across crowded starfields toward the constellation Sagittarius and the central Milky Way. A First Look image captured at the new NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the bright nebulae and star clusters featured include famous stops on telescopic tours of the cosmos: Messier 8 [...]
Editor’s note: This interview was conducted in October 2023. As the International Space Station approaches 25 years of continuous human presence on Nov. 2, 2025, it is a meaningful moment to recognize those who have been there since the beginning—sharing the remarkable achievements of human spaceflight with the world. If you have ever witnessed the [...]
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) In addition to drilling rock core samples, the science team has been grinding its way into rocks to make sense of the scientific evidence hiding just below the surface. NASA’s Perseverance rover uses an abrading bit to get below the surface of a rocky [...]
Explore This SectionScienceEuropa ClipperSource Region for Possible…Europa Clipper HomeMissionOverviewFactsHistoryTimelineScienceGoalsTeamSpacecraftMeet Europa ClipperInstruments Assembly Vault PlateMessage in a BottleNewsNews & FeaturesBlogNewsroomReplay the LaunchMultimediaFeatured MultimediaResourcesAbout EuropaWhy Europa?Europa Up CloseIngredients for LifeEvidence for an Ocean A map centered at the estimated source region for potential plumes from Europa.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute Downloads View All Europa Resources Hi-res May 29, 2025 JPEG [...]
Explore This SectionScienceEuropa ClipperReddish Bands on EuropaEuropa Clipper HomeMissionOverviewFactsHistoryTimelineScienceGoalsTeamSpacecraftMeet Europa ClipperInstruments Assembly Vault PlateMessage in a BottleNewsNews & FeaturesBlogNewsroomReplay the LaunchMultimediaFeatured MultimediaResourcesAbout EuropaWhy Europa?Europa Up CloseIngredients for LifeEvidence for an Ocean This colorized image of Europa is a product of clear-filter grayscale data from one orbit of NASA’s Galileo spacecraft.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute Downloads View All Europa [...]
Explore This SectionScienceEuropa ClipperEuropa’s Stunning SurfaceEuropa Clipper HomeMissionOverviewFactsHistoryTimelineScienceGoalsTeamSpacecraftMeet Europa ClipperInstruments Assembly Vault PlateMessage in a BottleNewsNews & FeaturesBlogNewsroomReplay the LaunchMultimediaFeatured MultimediaResourcesAbout EuropaWhy Europa?Europa Up CloseIngredients for LifeEvidence for an Ocean The puzzling, fascinating surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa looms large in this newly-reprocessed color view.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute Downloads View All Europa Resources JPG May 28, [...]
Explore This SectionScienceEuropa ClipperEuropa: Ocean WorldEuropa Clipper HomeMissionOverviewFactsHistoryTimelineScienceGoalsTeamSpacecraftMeet Europa ClipperInstruments Assembly Vault PlateMessage in a BottleNewsNews & FeaturesBlogNewsroomReplay the LaunchMultimediaFeatured MultimediaResourcesAbout EuropaWhy Europa?Europa Up CloseIngredients for LifeEvidence for an Ocean To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Scientists think there is an ocean within [...]
Explore This SectionScienceEuropa ClipperAlien OceanEuropa Clipper HomeMissionOverviewFactsHistoryTimelineScienceGoalsTeamSpacecraftMeet Europa ClipperInstruments Assembly Vault PlateMessage in a BottleNewsNews & FeaturesBlogNewsroomReplay the LaunchMultimediaFeatured MultimediaResourcesAbout EuropaWhy Europa?Europa Up CloseIngredients for LifeEvidence for an Ocean To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Could a liquid water ocean beneath the surface [...]
Explore This SectionScienceEuropa ClipperBuoyant Rover for Under Ice…Europa Clipper HomeMissionOverviewFactsHistoryTimelineScienceGoalsTeamSpacecraftMeet Europa ClipperInstruments Assembly Vault PlateMessage in a BottleNewsNews & FeaturesBlogNewsroomReplay the LaunchMultimediaFeatured MultimediaResourcesAbout EuropaWhy Europa?Europa Up CloseIngredients for LifeEvidence for an Ocean To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion [...]
Explore This SectionScienceEuropa Clipper3-D Cilix Crater on EuropaEuropa Clipper HomeMissionOverviewFactsHistoryTimelineScienceGoalsTeamSpacecraftMeet Europa ClipperInstruments Assembly Vault PlateMessage in a BottleNewsNews & FeaturesBlogNewsroomReplay the LaunchMultimediaFeatured MultimediaResourcesAbout EuropaWhy Europa?Europa Up CloseIngredients for LifeEvidence for an Ocean This view of Cilix impact crater on Europa was created in 2013 using 3-D stereo images.NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cynthia Phillips Downloads View All Europa Resources May [...]
