Archive for: Jupiter

UT Study Models Europa’s Ocean Currents

By Rose Cahalan

The search for life on other planets has lately zeroed in on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. In 2011, a team of UT scientists were the first to find water there,...

UT Scientists Design Lander for Jupiter’s Moon Europa

By Amy Madden

Are we alone in the universe? University of Texas scientists have drawn up plans for a NASA lander that could finally answer that age-old question. After more than...

UT Scientists Uncover Water On Jupiter’s Moon Europa

By Jordan Schraeder

We may not be alone in the universe after all—and a pair of UT scientists found the evidence to prove it. Britney Schmidt, a postdoctoral fellow at UT’s Institute...