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Reanalysis of Galileo Data Finds Ammonia on Europa Near Surface Fractures

A 2.20‑micron spectral signal points to freshly emplaced ammonia-bearing materials that will guide Europa Clipper follow-up.

Juno Sounding Finds Europa’s Outer Ice Layer Averages 18 Miles Thick in Surveyed Region

Study Finds Europa’s Seafloor Likely Inactive, Undercutting Hopes for Present-Day Life

Study Maps Rapid, Predictable Microbial Colonization of New Icelandic Lava

Cassini Reanalysis Finds Complex Organics in Fresh Enceladus Plume Grains

Fresh Enceladus Plume Grains Reveal Ocean-Derived Complex Organics

Perseverance Maps Repeated Habitable Water Episodes in Jezero, Study Finds

Lab Radiation Tests Complicate Ocean Origin for Enceladus Organics

Europa Clipper Completes Successful Mars Radar Test En Route to Jupiter’s Moon

Mars' Dark Streaks Confirmed as Dust Avalanches, Not Water Flows