Life possible on Jupiter moon? NASA investigates the potential for life on Europa, sparking interest in space exploration and disc...
Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off on Monday on a five-and-a-half-year journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, to take the first detailed step toward finding out.
"Europa is one of the most promising places to look for life beyond Earth," said NASA official Gina DiBraccio at a news conference last month. This time, the Europa Clipper probe will carry a host of sophisticated instruments, including cameras, a spectrograph, radar, and a magnetometer to measure its magnetic forces.
If these conditions exist on Europa, life could be found in the ocean in the form of primitive bacteria, explained Bonnie Buratti, the mission's deputy project scientist.And what if Europa isn't habitable after all?"That also opens up a whole wealth of questions: Why did we think this? And why is it not there?" said Nikki Fox, an associate administrator at NASA.The probe will cover 2.9 billion kilometers during its journey to Jupiter, with arrival expected in April 2030.
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