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This Potentially Inhabited Moon Is Churning Out Enough Oxygen for 1 Million Humans
Jupiter’s Europa produces 1,000 tonnes of oxygen per day, according to new research.
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Juno Spacecraft Gears Up for Closest Look at Jupiter’s Tormented Moon
NASA’s curious Jupiter probe is getting chummier with the planet’s most erratic moon, Io. The Juno spacecraft will carry out the closest encounter any mission has had with the volcanic moon in over 20 years, collecting valuable clues about its mysterious activity. Juno will make its flyby of Io on Saturday, December 30, coming within…
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Webb Telescope Spots Carbon on Jupiter’s Moon Europa, Boosting Prospects for Alien Life
The Webb Space Telescope has made its latest significant discovery: the observation of carbon dioxide coming from a part of Europa, the frozen moon orbiting Jupiter which harbors a salty water ocean under its icy surface. The finding is a boost for astrobiology, or the search for life beyond Earth. Carbon is critical for life…
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Webb Space Telescope Unlocks Secrets of Jupiter’s Moons
Two new studies associated with the James Webb Space Telescope’s Early Release Science program have been published, and both have to do with Jupiter’s moons, namely Ganymede and Io. The first study, led by astronomer Samantha Trumbo from Cornell University and published in Science Advances, presents a fascinating first—the unprecedented detection of hydrogen peroxide on…