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Screenshot of science.org: NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's salty ocean

NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's salty ocean (science.org)

345 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 325 comments

Science magazine news article about a NASA spacecraft mission to investigate whether Europa's salty subsurface ocean could support life; page blocked by Cloudflare check.

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Screenshot of webbtelescope.org: NASA’s Webb finds carbon source on surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa

NASA’s Webb finds carbon source on surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa (webbtelescope.org)

382 points by jonathankoren 3 years ago | 214 comments

NASA news release (Sept 21, 2023) reporting that the Webb telescope detected carbon dioxide on Europa's surface likely originating from its subsurface ocean.

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#europa on Hacker News

NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's salty ocean(science.org)

NASA’s Webb finds carbon source on surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa(webbtelescope.org)

NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's salty ocean (science.org)

NASA’s Webb finds carbon source on surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa (webbtelescope.org)