What flavors our food may also season the sea of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Sulfate salts were thought to lurk in the watery ocean under the moon’s icy crust. But data from the Hubble Space Telescope ...
Salt from a subsurface sea on Jupiter’s moon Europa might scribble the rust-colored bands that crisscross the satellite’s icy surface. The salt is probably deposited on the surface by liquid water ...
It’s not something NASA likes to advertise, but ever since its creation in 1958, the space agency has only conducted one direct, focused hunt for extraterrestrial life—and that was more than 40 years ...
It may not seem like it at first, but the discovery about the moon's dark spots is a significant piece to the puzzle as to whether Europa harbors life. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...
NASA laboratory experiments suggest the dark material coating some geological features of Jupiter's moon Europa is likely sea salt from a subsurface ocean, discolored by exposure to radiation. The ...
Earth’s deep-sea hydrothermal vents provide a model for understanding how life could exist on Europa. Holden’s team is studying how vent microbes generate energy using hydrogenases to predict what ...
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE >> Discolored sea salt from Jovian moon Europa’s subsurface ocean is likely the reason for dark brown material on the icy orb, NASA scientists said Tuesday. Sea salt on Europa’s ...
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NASA’S Hubble Space Telescope has found Europa’s hidden oceans are eerily similar to Earth’s, fuelling hopes it could harbour alien life. Gas giant Jupiter has scores of Moons, the most intriguing of ...