Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.

Fabian Klenner, Postdoctoral Scholar in Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
April 17, 2024 • ~8 min

If life exists on Jupiter’s moon Europa, scientists might soon be able to detect it

An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.

Lucinda King, Space Projects Manager & Mission Design Lead, University of Portsmouth • conversation
April 5, 2024 • ~7 min

Why there may be oceans inside dwarf planets beyond Pluto – and what this means for the likely abundance of life

The Solar System could be awash with oceans, not on the surface but hidden inside the most surprising bodies

David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University • conversation
April 4, 2024 • ~8 min

NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds

Europa Clipper will contain a plaque that celebrates humanity’s relationship with water and a decades-old tradition of searching for life outside Earth.

Douglas Vakoch, President, METI International; Professor Emeritus, California Institute of Integral Studies • conversation
March 28, 2024 • ~8 min

New Data Suggests Jupiter’s Moon Europa Has Less Oxygen than Expected
VOA Learning English • voa
March 10, 2024 • ~5 min

Jupiter’s moon Europa produces less oxygen than we thought – it may affect our chances of finding life there

Only about 12kg of oxygen is produced per second on Europa, which is on the lower side of previous estimates from about 5kg to 1,100 kg per second.

Andrew Coates, Professor of Physics, Deputy Director (Solar System) at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL • conversation
March 4, 2024 • ~6 min

Six space missions to look forward to in 2024

Moons and asteroids will be visited by spacecraft from Earth next year.

Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University • conversation
Dec. 29, 2023 • ~8 min

From the Moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

Expect lots of space missions to launch this coming year, with exciting new science to follow.

Ali M. Bramson, Assistant Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University • conversation
Dec. 26, 2023 • ~9 min

Are Europa’s streaks a frozen mix of water and salt?

A frozen mix of water and table salt created in a lab on Earth could explain the red streaks crossing the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
March 1, 2023 • ~7 min

Underwater snow on Earth sheds light on Jupiter’s moon

Bizarre underwater snow is known to occur on Earth, but a new study shows that the same is likely true for Jupiter's moon, Europa.

Constantino Panagopulos-UT Austin • futurity
Aug. 16, 2022 • ~5 min

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