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New Model Shows Salty Europa Ice Could Sink, Ferrying Nutrients to Its Hidden Ocean

The proposed mechanism offers a testable route for surface oxidants to reach the ocean and will inform Europa Clipper investigations starting in 2031.

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First All-Sky Census of Nearby K Dwarfs Flags 529 Prime Targets for Earth-Like Planet Searches

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Titan May Lack a Global Ocean, Cassini Reanalysis Points to a Slushy Interior With Isolated Water Pockets

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Peer-Reviewed Study Links Europa’s ‘Spider’ to Brine Eruptions Like Earth’s Lake Stars

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Study Finds Enceladus’ Heat Loss Matches Tidal Input, Indicating a Long-Lived Ocean

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Fresh Enceladus Plume Grains Reveal Ocean-Derived Complex Organics

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JWST Narrows TRAPPIST-1e’s Atmosphere, Pointing to Nitrogen-Rich Air

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Ionic Liquids Emerge as Candidate Habitats on Water-Scarce Worlds

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Cosmic Rays Could Power Life on Europa, Enceladus and Mars, Studies Find

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Deepest Chemosynthetic Ecosystems Discovered More Than 31,000 Feet Below Pacific Surface

Habitability

New Model Shows Salty Europa Ice Could Sink, Ferrying Nutrients to Its Hidden Ocean

First All-Sky Census of Nearby K Dwarfs Flags 529 Prime Targets for Earth-Like Planet Searches

Titan May Lack a Global Ocean, Cassini Reanalysis Points to a Slushy Interior With Isolated Water Pockets

Peer-Reviewed Study Links Europa’s ‘Spider’ to Brine Eruptions Like Earth’s Lake Stars

Early JWST Campaign Finds Stellar Noise Hindering TRAPPIST-1e Atmosphere Test

Perseverance Links Jezero’s White Clays to Rainfall on Ancient Mars

Yellowstone Quake Swarm Briefly Rewired a Deep Aquifer’s Chemistry and Microbes

Study Finds Subsurface Oceans Could Boil Inside Small Icy Moons

Study Finds Enceladus’ Heat Loss Matches Tidal Input, Indicating a Long-Lived Ocean

Fresh Enceladus Plume Grains Reveal Ocean-Derived Complex Organics

JWST Narrows TRAPPIST-1e’s Atmosphere, Pointing to Nitrogen-Rich Air

Ionic Liquids Emerge as Candidate Habitats on Water-Scarce Worlds

Cosmic Rays Could Power Life on Europa, Enceladus and Mars, Studies Find

Deepest Chemosynthetic Ecosystems Discovered More Than 31,000 Feet Below Pacific Surface