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UNCOVERED: Europa - Caught on Camera

Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life

New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but have long remained hidden. Icy moons like Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa likely contain oceans beneath frozen outer shells. But a layer of ice prohibits space probes from sampling them directly.

The Conversation

Scientists thought Jupiter's moon Europa was ejecting water. Now they're not so sure

"The evidence for water vapor plumes on Europa isn’t as strong as we first understood it."

Space

Spurs ‘can cry or fight’, says embattled Tudor; Guardiola wins first monthly award since 2021 – as it happened

Igor Tudor came out with a new catchphrase while Pep Guardiola won a long overdue Manager of the Month award

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Life-friendly molecules are leaking out of Jupiter's giant moon Europa, Galileo images hint

A new finding of ammonia on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa could have important implications for the search for extraterrestrial life.

LiveScience

Jupiter's moon Europa has an ice shell about 18 miles thick — and that could be bad news for alien life

Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — which could make it hard for nutrients to get down to its buried ocean.

Space

Alien Life Prospects Rise As Boffins Reveal How Jupiter Moon Europa's Ice Shell Feeds Its Ocean

Jupiter's moon Europa may support life via a newly found "sinking ice" process, as British scientists and ESA's Juice mission probe its hidden ocean.

International Business Times UK

Sinking ice on Jupiter's moon Europa may be slowly feeding its ocean the ingredients for life

"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the prospects of extraterrestrial life in its ocean."

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Is Europa Dead? Researchers Reveal Habitability Doubt as 3I/ATLAS Approaches

A new study suggests Jupiter's moon Europa may be 'dead,' lacking the geologic activity for life, just as interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS approaches the system.

International Business Times UK

Jupiter ocean moon Europa likely lacks tectonic activity, reducing its chances for life

New models suggest that Europa has very little tectonic activity at its seafloor, which is potentially catastrophic news for the hopes of finding alien life within its ocean.

Space

NASA's Jupiter Probe Snaps Alien Comet 3I/ATLAS In Invisible Light — And What It Reveals Will Blow Your Mind

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has captured ultraviolet images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing hidden chemical signatures that could transform our understanding of ancient cosmic materials.

International Business Times UK

NASA Europa Clipper Reveals 3I/ATLAS Comet Secret As Alien Radio Hunt Ends In Silence

NASA's Europa Clipper and the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed the chemical secrets of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, even as the hunt for alien radio signals ends in silence.

International Business Times UK

3I/ATLAS Mystery: Scientists Reveal Rare Visitor Could Deliver Organic Material to Europa

Scientists reveal that interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS could be delivering organic building blocks to Jupiter's moon Europa, reigniting the panspermia debate.

International Business Times UK

Spiders on Jupiter? Scientists uncover secret origins of arachnid-like 'demon' lurking on gas giant's moon.

A new study reveals the likely origin of a mysterious spider-like pattern first spotted on Jupiter's moon Europa in 1998. The finding could have implications for a NASA spacecraft en route to the frozen world.

LiveScience

A spider-like scar haunts Jupiter's moon Europa — and scientists think they know why

A strange, spider-like scar on Jupiter's icy moon Europa may mark where salty water once surged up through its fractured crust.

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See 2 of Jupiter's moons cast vast shadows over the planet early on Nov. 5

The Jovian moons Io and Europa will throw their shadows over Jupiter's cloud surface in the early hours of Nov. 5.

Space

New laser drill could help scientists explore ice-covered worlds like Jupiter's ocean moon Europa

Scientists have developed a laser-based ice drill concept that could enable deeper, low-power exploration of ice on moons and planets in our solar system.

Space

Space radiation can produce some organic molecules detected on icy moons

As missions prepare to visit ocean worlds like Enceladus and Europa, new findings show scientists must first learn to distinguish between radiation-made organics and those born in a subsurface sea.

Space

Comet 3I/ATLAS could soon shower NASA's Jupiter probe in charged particles. Will it reveal more about the interstellar invader?

At the end of October Europa Clipper will fly in line with 3I/ATLAS’ ion tail — but will any of the charged particles reach the spacecraft, and will the spacecraft be ready to receive them?

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The National (Scotland)

Sebastian Tounekti on instant impact, and why Celtic can dream in Europa League

Sebastian Tounekti has spoken of how he has settled in quickly at Celtic, and why he believes that his side can go far in the Europa League.

LiveScience

Where could alien life exist in our solar system?

The solar system has eight planets and hundreds of moons. Could extraterrestrials live on any of them?

Space

Juno spacecraft finds auroral 'footprints' of Jupiter's moon Callisto for 1st time

Yes, even Jupiter's moons produce auroras.

The Independent UK

La Serie A sigue siendo la liga más impredecible de Europa

Lo inesperado es lo habitual en la primera división de Italia, cuya temporada arranca este fin de semana.

Space

Alien life on Mars or Europa could survive off cosmic rays instead of the sun, scientists suggest

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex organic molecules.

LiveScience

Cosmic rays could help support alien life on worlds outside the 'Goldilocks zone'

A new study suggests that cosmic radiation could potentially provide the energy to kick-start extraterrestrial life deep beneath the surface of icy worlds like Mars, Europa and Enceladus.

Space

NASA's Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a close flyby of Mars earlier this year.

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