Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute.
Joel Kontinen
Is there life on Europa?
A few weeks ago, it seemed that there was. But now it seems that
there is not.
“Jupiter’s icy
moon Europa may not be as ripe for life as previously thought. Its
underground ocean has long made it one of the most promising candidates in our
solar system to host life, but theoretical studies of its seafloor are putting
a damper on its promise.”
On Earth, much of
the life in the oceans is supported by hydrothermal activity at the
seafloor, where water interacts with rock. This activity is missing
on Europa.“
Well, God made the Earth a space for humans and not
other planets or their moons.
Source:
Leah Crane, 2024. Europa’s seafloor may be impenetrable and inhospitable to life | New Scientist 13 March.
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