ocean worlds
Micrometeorites Churn up the Surface of Europa. If you Want to Find Life, You’ll Need to dig Down a Meter or So
According to new research, impact craters caused by micrometeorites are the best place to look for evidence that life exists…
There Might be Volcanoes at the Bottom of Europa’s sub-ice Oceans
In about three years, NASA plans to launch a robotic orbiter that will study Jupiter's mysterious moon Europa. It's called…
How Salty is Enceladus’ Ocean Under the ice?
An icy satellite of Saturn, Enceladus, has been a subject of increasing interest in recent years since Cassini captured jets…
The Same Technology Could Search for Microbes in Mars Rocks or Under the ice on Europa
NASA's SHERLOC and WATSON, two spectrometers designed to look for biosignatures, could answer if there's life on Mars on inside…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XIII: What is the “Ocean Worlds” Hypothesis?
Could it be that we haven't heard from any aliens because theyre mainly space whales living live inside icy bodies…
Planets With Large Oceans are Probably Common in the Milky Way
A new study by a team of NASA scientists indicates that "ocean worlds," like those in our Solar System, could…
An Insulating Layer of Gas Could Keep a Liquid Ocean Inside Pluto
A new study led by Japanese researchers indicates that Pluto could have a subsurface ocean, provided there is an "insulating…
NASA Wants to Send a Low-Cost Mission to Explore Neptune’s Moon Triton
A team of researchers from NASA and the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) recently proposed a low-cost mission to explore…
Are There Enough Chemicals on Icy Worlds to Support Life?
A new study by researchers from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics indicates that the chemicals necessary for life as…
Could There be Alien Life Right Beneath the Surface of Icy Worlds Like Enceladus and Europa?
A new study conducted with the support of the NASA Astrobiology Institute has theorized that life may exist on the…