Jupiter’s moon Europa could be sustaining alien life by moving oxygen through ‘chaos terrains’, scientists say
2 years, 8 months ago

Jupiter’s moon Europa could be sustaining alien life by moving oxygen through ‘chaos terrains’, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jupiter’s moon Europa could be sustaining alien life, scientists believe. “It provides a solution to what is considered one of the outstanding problems of the habitability of the Europa subsurface ocean.” Europa, the sixth largest moon in the Solar System and the smallest of the four moons orbiting Jupiter, is a favourite possibility for alien life because scientists have detected oxygen, water, and other chemicals that could produce nutrients. ‘Chaos terrains’ – highly disrupted area of the moon’s topography – could be formed above partially melted regions of the ice barrier where oxygen from the surface can interact with it. In 2018, scientists also announced there is a water plume coming out of Europa which could give greater insight into the activities of the moon’s mysterious ocean.

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Could life exist on one of Jupiter’s moons?
1 week, 3 days ago

Could life exist on one of Jupiter’s moons?

Live Mint  

Besides Earth itself, Mars is the most-studied planet in the solar system. But scientists think a vast ocean exists beneath the ice, kept liquid by friction produced as Europa is kneaded by Jupiter’s powerful gravity. Whether such plumes exist on Europa is an open question, says Robert Pappalardo, Europa Clipper’s chief scientist. Europa’s ice shell is much thicker than Enceladus’s, …

Europa Clipper flying at a staggering speed of 1,26,000 kmph deploys instruments
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Europa Clipper flying at a staggering speed of 1,26,000 kmph deploys instruments

India Today  

Nasa’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, launched on October 14, 2024, is steadily making its way toward Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The Europa Clipper, Nasa’s largest planetary mission spacecraft to date, will arrive at Jupiter in 2030 and conduct 49 flybys of Europa starting in 2031. This story is really beginning to unfold: While zooming through space at 22 miles per second, …

Europa Clipper's Mission: Searching for Life Beyond Earth's Boundaries
2 months ago

Europa Clipper's Mission: Searching for Life Beyond Earth's Boundaries

The Economist  

Europa Clipper mission aims to find life on Jupiter's icy moons. The spacecraft will investigate Europa's icy crust, which holds the potential for a vast ocean of liquid water. Scientists hope to discover whether life exists in this extreme environment, marking a significant step in the search for extraterrestrial life beyond Earth.

Nasa spacecraft launches to Jupiter in search of signs of life
2 months, 1 week ago

Nasa spacecraft launches to Jupiter in search of signs of life

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Nasa spacecraft has rocketed …

Spacecraft begins six year mission to hunt for life on solar system’s biggest planet
2 months, 1 week ago

Spacecraft begins six year mission to hunt for life on solar system’s biggest planet

The Independent  

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Europa Clipper spacecraft launches on historic trip to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon in search of other life
2 months, 1 week ago

Europa Clipper spacecraft launches on historic trip to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon in search of other life

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully launched Monday afternoon from the agency’s Kennedy Space …

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
2 months, 1 week ago

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

The Independent  

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Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate
2 months, 1 week ago

Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate

Raw Story  

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. The Europa Clipper mission will allow the US space agency to uncover new details about the moon, …

The mission that could finally find aliens in our solar system: NASA's Europa Clipper will launch on 1.8-BILLION-mile journey to Jupiter's icy moon today in search of life
2 months, 1 week ago

The mission that could finally find aliens in our solar system: NASA's Europa Clipper will launch on 1.8-BILLION-mile journey to Jupiter's icy moon today in search of life

Daily Mail  

Europa, Jupiter's fourth-largest moon, has been hailed as one of the most likely locations for aliens to exist in our solar system. Jupiter's moon Europa is considered one of the solar system's most promising potentially habitable environments. Finally, after an approximately 1.8billion-mile journey, Europa Clipper enters orbit around Jupiter in April 2030 Dr Buratti notes that there are three main …

NASA launches Europa Clipper to see if Jupiter’s icy moon has ingredients for life
2 months, 1 week ago

NASA launches Europa Clipper to see if Jupiter’s icy moon has ingredients for life

LA Times  

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying a NASA probe bound for Jupiter lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday morning carrying a NASA probe designed to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa and search for the building blocks of life. With the …

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life
2 months, 1 week ago

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life

The Independent  

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The Hunt for Life on Europa Is About to Kick Up a Gear
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Hunt for Life on Europa Is About to Kick Up a Gear

Wired  

If we’re going to find life on another world, Europa might just be our best bet. “Europa is the first ocean world, besides Earth, that we discovered in our solar system,” says Jonathan Lunine, the chief scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Called Europa Clipper, this NASA spacecraft—as tall as a giraffe and with solar panels as wide …

Europa Clipper: A 5.5-Year Journey to Jupiter's Icy Moon
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Europa Clipper: A 5.5-Year Journey to Jupiter's Icy Moon

ABP News  

NASA's Europa Clipper mission will embark on a 1.8 billion-mile journey to Jupiter's moon, Europa. The mission, scheduled to launch in 2024, will take five and a half years to reach its destination. Once in orbit, Europa Clipper will begin its series of close flybys of Europa, aiming to investigate whether the moon’s vast subsurface ocean could support life. The …

Nasa to launch Europa Clipper to Jupiter's moon, employ new orbit strategy
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Nasa to launch Europa Clipper to Jupiter's moon, employ new orbit strategy

India Today  

Nasa is gearing up for the launch of its ambitious Europa Clipper mission, set to explore one of Jupiter's most intriguing moons. Europa Clipper, Nasa's largest planetary mission spacecraft to date, aims to investigate whether Europa could harbour conditions suitable for life. During these passes, Europa Clipper will use its suite of nine advanced scientific instruments to gather detailed measurements …

All you wanted to know about NASA’s Europa Clipper, soon to be bound for Jupiter
8 months, 1 week ago

All you wanted to know about NASA’s Europa Clipper, soon to be bound for Jupiter

Hindustan Times  

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, but the focus of astronomers has not been that much on this gas giant as on other planets like Mars. NASA's Europa Clipper will be bound for Jupiter and also do flybys of its moon Europa. However, since this gargantuan planet is so important for the entire solar system, there are …

In search for life, NASA’s ‘Clipper’ spacecraft to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa in $5 billion mission
8 months, 1 week ago

In search for life, NASA’s ‘Clipper’ spacecraft to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa in $5 billion mission

Live Mint  

American space scientists on Thursday said that the interplanetary probe, slated to be sent by NASA to one of Jupiter's icy moons, will be a significant milestone in humanity's quest to uncover extraterrestrial life. Scheduled for launch in October, the Clipper spacecraft is set to embark on a journey towards Europa, one of Jupiter's numerous moons, AFP reported. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA …

NASA spacecraft to carry special message plate on Jupiter's moon Europa. What's written?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA spacecraft to carry special message plate on Jupiter's moon Europa. What's written?

Hindustan Times  

When it launches in October, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a triangular metal plate engraved with a special message for potential life on Jupiter's moon, Europa. Reaching out to Cosmos: Nasa's special message for Jupiter's Europa The Europa Clipper mission incorporates an artefact called the Europa Vault Plate, which has special messages and symbolic …

Jupiter’s moon Europa has weak, oxygen-rich atmosphere
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Jupiter’s moon Europa has weak, oxygen-rich atmosphere

Hindustan Times  

There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the possibility of finding microbial life on Europa. Also, models derived from Europa data show that its ocean floor is in contact with rock, enabling chemical water-rock interactions that produce energy, making it the prime candidate for life. Although Europa boasts three basic ingredients for life – water, the right chemical …

Jupiter’s moon Europa may have less oxygen than expected, a finding that might put a damper on life
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Jupiter’s moon Europa may have less oxygen than expected, a finding that might put a damper on life

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — New research suggests there’s less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa than thought — and that could affect what if any life might be lurking in the moon’s underground ocean. Even with little or no oxygen, microbes might still be bustling around in the ocean believed to exist miles beneath Europa’s frozen crust. …

Hopes of finding life on Europa are DASHED: Study finds Jupiter's icy moon doesn't have enough oxygen to sustain aliens
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hopes of finding life on Europa are DASHED: Study finds Jupiter's icy moon doesn't have enough oxygen to sustain aliens

Daily Mail  

It's been hailed as one of the most likely locations for aliens to exist in our solar system. Slightly smaller than Earth's moon, Europa is comprised of an icy shell, estimated to be about 10 to 15 miles thick and a very thin atmosphere, composed primarily of oxygen. Scientists are almost certain that hidden beneath the icy surface of Europa …

How NASA’s Europa Clipper will survive its trip to Jupiter’s hostile moon
1 year, 2 months ago

How NASA’s Europa Clipper will survive its trip to Jupiter’s hostile moon

LA Times  

An illustration of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft flying near the icy moon Europa, with Jupiter in the background. If life exists elsewhere in the solar system, it may well reside in the ocean of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. Europa Clipper’s sensitive instruments will be protected from Jupiter’s strong radiation by custom-made aluminum armor. Instead, they developed a material that absorbs …

Is this the best place to find aliens in our solar system? Jupiter's moon Europa is found to have the key ingredient for life in its salty ocean
1 year, 3 months ago

Is this the best place to find aliens in our solar system? Jupiter's moon Europa is found to have the key ingredient for life in its salty ocean

Daily Mail  

Experts already think there's a huge ocean below Europa's ice-covered shell Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Europa, Jupiter's fourth-largest moon, for the first time. Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Europa's surface and the next step is determining where it came from Scientists are almost certain that hidden beneath the icy surface of Europa is a saltwater ocean with …

Upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to Jupiter see if its moons could support life
1 year, 8 months ago

Upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to Jupiter see if its moons could support life

The Hindu  

On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. Three of Jupiter’s moons – Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are home to large, underground oceans of liquid water that could support life. Upcoming missions from ESA and NASA JUICE and Europa Clipper are set up to give scientists game-changing …

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
2 years, 2 months ago

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years

The Hindu  

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s tantalising, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. Juno on Thursday zipped within approximately 219 miles of Europa, thought to have an ocean flowing beneath its thick frozen crust, raising the possibility of underwater life. John Bordi, deputy mission manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, expected the spacecraft to …

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
2 years, 2 months ago

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. Juno on Thursday zipped within approximately 219 miles of Europa, thought to have an ocean flowing beneath its thick frozen crust, raising the possibility of underwater life. John Bordi, deputy mission manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, …

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
2 years, 2 months ago

NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years

India TV News  

Highlights Scientists to observe possible water plumes shooting from the surface of Europa NASA expects the spacecraft head with a relative velocity of almost 15 miles per second The European Space Agency also plans close encounters with its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer NASA's Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter's tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 …

Nasa selects SpaceX for Jupiter moon mission
3 years, 5 months ago

Nasa selects SpaceX for Jupiter moon mission

Hindustan Times  

Nasa selected Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch its probe of Jupiter's moon Europa, which has liquid oceans that could harbour life. Nasa said the contract for the Europa Clipper mission, scheduled to launch in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket, is worth $178 million. Our @EuropaClipper will ride on a Falcon Heavy rocket carrying a sophisticated suite of science …

Plumes of Vapour Around Europa Could be Rising from Water on Crust of Jupiter's Moon
4 years, 1 month ago

Plumes of Vapour Around Europa Could be Rising from Water on Crust of Jupiter's Moon

News 18  

Plumes of water vapour that may be venting into space from Jupiter’s moon Europa could come from within the icy crust itself, according to new research. “Understanding where these water plumes are coming from is very important for knowing whether future Europa explorers could have a chance to actually detect life from space without probing Europa’s ocean,” said lead author …

Europa: Nasa discovers the secret to Jupiter’s colour-changing, glowing moon
4 years, 1 month ago

Europa: Nasa discovers the secret to Jupiter’s colour-changing, glowing moon

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "We were able to predict that this nightside ice glow could provide additional information on Europa's surface …

Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photo
4 years, 3 months ago

Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photo

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Jupiter and its enticing moon Europa shine in a new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble snapped the picture last month when the planet was 406 million miles away, and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore released it Thursday. A bright white splotch in Jupiter’s northern latitudes indicates a new storm barreling around the …

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