As the years go by, the chances of Europa hosting life seem to keep going down. But it's not out of contention yet.

But why should we care about these strange creatures? The deep sea is like a different planet ... to what might happen on icy moons like Europa, a moon of Jupiter, or Enceladus, a moon of Saturn.

In fact, based on what we know about the Jovian moon, parts of Europa's seafloor should greatly resemble the environments around Earth's deep-ocean hydrothermal vents, said deep-sea molecular ...

Cynthia Phillips was mesmerized when she saw the latest pictures of her favorite moon ... between Europa and Jupiter that could easily be explained by the presence of a salty, global sea.

A vast ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa contains all the ingredients ... said it is "almost a racing certainty" its sea is home to "octopus-like creatures." The latest model supports the theory.

A Ghibli wind is known as a fierce, hot and dry air current that carries dust from the North African interior towards the Mediterranean sea ... encounter many of Europa's creatures: strange ...

Deep below the surface, microorganisms and other creatures cluster near hydrothermal vents, fissures in the ocean floor where life can thrive. This could be the scene on Europa, a moon of Jupiter ...

Tubeworm larvae, sea snails, and marine worms were uncovered ... But there are places that could host extremophiles, like Jupiter’s moon Europa, with an ocean below an icy crust.