Europa: An Ocean World Beneath the Ice and Its Role in the Solar System’s Search for Life

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Europa likely hosts a global subsurface ocean beneath its icy shell, providing the energy, chemicals, and liquid water that life needs and making it a leading target in the search for life beyond Earth, with missions like Europa Clipper planned to study it up close.

Why Europa: Overview - NASA Science
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Why Europa: Overview - NASA Science

Life needs a source of energy, the presence of certain chemical compounds, and temperatures that allow liquid water to exist. Jupiter’s icy moon Europa seems to be just such a place.