Europa planet

Ars learns some exclusive details about a daring lander for Jupiter’s icy moon.

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Europa

Image of Europa a moon of Jupiter.

Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell explains why we shouldn’t be afraid of alien visitors.

Jupiter’s moon Europa. Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. NASA laboratory experiments suggest the dark material coating some geological features of Jupiter’s moon Europa is likely sea salt from a subsurface ocean, discolored by exposure to radiation. The presence of sea salt on Europa’s surface suggests the ocean is interacting with its rocky seafloor – an important consideration in determining whether the icy moon could support life.

Jupiter‘s four largest moons – aka. the Galilean Moons, consisting of Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto – are nothing if not fascinating. Ever since their discovery over four centuries ago, these moons have been a source of many great discoveries. These include the possibility of internal oceans, the presence of atmospheres, volcanic activity, a magnetosphere … Continue reading "Jupiter’s Moon Europa"

New research finds the ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa could have the necessary balance of chemicals for life, even without active volcanoes.

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NASA's upcoming mission to investigate the habitability of Jupiter's icy moon Europa now has a formal name: Europa Clipper. The moniker harkens back to the clipper ships that sailed across the oceans of Earth in the 19th century. Clipper ships were streamlined, three-masted sailing vessels renowned for their grace and swiftness. These ships rapidly shuttled tea and other goods back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean and around the globe.

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Thanks to a surface covered in liquid water, Jupiter's moon Europa serves as the prime suspect for bodies in our solar system harboring extraterrestrial life. For the most part though, speculation has assumed the life on Europa would be microscopic, similar to the chemical and rock-eating microbes found atop undersea volcanic vents on Earth. However, a new study estimates the level of oxygen in Europa's seas may be high enough to support fish-sized life. Hello, alien sushi.

Breathtaking picture of Jupiter with its moon Io in front of it