Europa is objectively one of the most badass ... we saw those peculiar signals in both the magnetic field and plasma wave data that no one seemed to have explained before," Jia said.

Marking the latest foray into space exploration, NASA has launched its first mission to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa ... Jupiter is surrounded by a magnetic field that is 20,000 times stronger ...

Over the next several years, the spacecraft will gather critical data on the moon’s surface and subsurface, using advanced radar, magnetic field sensors, and spectrometers to analyze Europa’s ...