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Wow! NASA finds water on Jupiter’s Europa moon; life possible?
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Wow! NASA finds water on Jupiter’s Europa moon; life possible?

[ad_1] The latest study suggests that the presence of water on Jupiter’s Moon Europa makes it habitable. Jupiter has four Galilean moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. And in a surprising development, NASA's scientists have found water on the surface of one of the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter. This study has been published in the Planetary Science Journal, which revealed that water exists on the icy crust of Europa moon of Jupiter. This also hints at the possibility of accessible liquid water bodies in the outer solar system. This also makes way for an important path of exploration of life beyond Earth.The study suggests that the water could be close to the surface of Europa at about 4 to 8 kilometers, which generally holds coldest and brittle ice. Some ...
Highway to hell? Just check out Jupiter moon Europa photo taken by Juno camera
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Highway to hell? Just check out Jupiter moon Europa photo taken by Juno camera

[ad_1] NASA’s Juno mission has shared a stunning image of the terrifying surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa. NASA has shared a stunningly close and high-resolution photo of Jupiter's moon Europa, all thanks to the Juno mission, which is centred around the largest planet in our solar system. The image reveals a detailed view of a puzzling region of the moon's heavily fractured icy crust. NASA explains that the highest ever resolution image of Jupiter's Moon so far covers about 93 miles (150 kilometres) by 125 miles (200 kilometres) of Europa's surface, revealing a region crisscrossed with a network of fine grooves and double ridges- something of a highway to hell, considering that the moon is constantly blasted by radiation from Jupiter. NASA says, "Juno's Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) – ...
Exploration of Jupiter’s moon Europa now possible
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Exploration of Jupiter’s moon Europa now possible

[ad_1] Jupiter's moon Europa is one of the most promising locations for searching for extraterrestrial life. Europa is more than just one of Jupiter's many moons; it's also one of the solar system's most promising locations for searching for extraterrestrial life. There is a liquid water ocean under 10 kilometres of ice that could support life. It is, however, one of the most inhospitable places in the solar system, with surface temperatures of -180 degrees Celsius and extreme levels of radiation. Exploring Europa may be possible in the coming years as a result of Georgia Tech's research into silicon-germanium transistor technology.Professor John D. Cressler of the Regents' School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)...
NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
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NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years

[ad_1] NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. 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 (352 kilometers) of Europa, thought to have an ocean flowing beneath its thick frozen crust, raising the possibility of underwater life. Scientists hailed the flyby as a success, with four pictures beamed down and released within several hours.Scientists had hoped to observe possible water plumes shooting from the surface of Europa, close in size to Earth's moon. But none were immediately visible in the initial look. “We have to be a...
Before colliding with asteroid, NASA DART captures Jupiter and its 4 moons
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Before colliding with asteroid, NASA DART captures Jupiter and its 4 moons

[ad_1] NASA's DART spacecraft's imager has captured a picture of Jupiter and its four largest moons, days before an intentional collision with the asteroid Dimorphos. Check details. NASA is all set to test its planetary defence with the help of DART Mission on September 26, 2022. Before the event, NASA has informed that the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) imager or camera has captured a picture of Planet Jupiter and its four largest moons. "Taking the scenic route. As our #DARTMission cruises towards its intentional impact with Dimorphos, an asteroid moonlet which poses no threat to Earth, the spacecraft's imager has captured a picture of Jupiter and its four largest moons," NASA tweeted. It can be known that NASA's ...
Juno Mission to make a close approach to Jupiter’s moon
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Juno Mission to make a close approach to Jupiter’s moon

[ad_1] The Juno probe is heading towards Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, which reportedly has more water than Earth. Here's what scientists say. ater is the life-force behind every living being on the planet. Without water, there is no life. But what happens one day when this limited resource runs out? Do we simply perish or do we find another planet which has this very important resource? All these questions seem just theoretical now but someday a situation might occur when there's no water on Earth. We're in luck as NASA's Juno probe is all set to conduct a close flyby of one of Jupiter's moons which has more water than Earth, according to scientists.The Juno Probe will reportedly make a very close approach with Europa, whi...