It is assumed that alien life may exist on Jupiter's moon
American scientists hope to find aliens on ice-covered Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. Aliens are microbes in Europe's oceans. They are being investigated by underwater drones. According to astronomers, Europe is one of the best candidates in the solar system, where there may be some kind of alien life.
Europe is about 800 million kilometers from the sun. Beneath its surface is an ocean in which microbes can live. In a decade and a half, a spaceship with robots capable of working under water will go in search of them. The message about the imminent flight to the satellite of Jupiter says about three tasks of the expedition. In addition to the main one - the search for life, this is an analysis of Europe's fitness for life. To do this, it will be necessary to take samples from its surface and analyze them. The third goal is to explore Europe for the possibility of researching robots both on its surface and in the oceans below it.
Europe is about the same size as Earth. Structurally, it is similar, writes the Daily Mail, to liquid-filled chocolate. The depths of European oceans can reach 100 kilometers, so the robots will have enough work.
Astronomers have long considered the sea to be one of the best incubators in our solar system for life to exist. Europa Lander will be NASA's first mission to find alien life after a long hiatus. In the seventies of the last century, such searches were carried out by the Vikings spacecraft that flew to Mars. NASA scientists believe that life in Europa can exist in the form of microbial cells, so the search itself at the first stage will be mainly biochemical research.
There is no atmosphere in Europe, therefore, it will not be possible to land a robot on it with the help of parachutes or heat shields. The robot will be able to operate on batteries for approximately 20 days. NASA also named the earliest date for its landing in Europe - April 2031. In case of a successful flight, the American space agency is going to send underwater robots to Europe for further research.
Zakhar RADOV