NASA Shifts from Mars to Europa: An Ocean-World Mission with Flybys and a Possible 2031 Lander to Seek Life in the Ice

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NASA is shifting its focus from Mars to icy ocean worlds like Europa, planning missions to probe a hidden ancient ocean and search for sparse, potentially chemosynthetic life in subsurface ice, a move supported by James Green and researchers such as Kevin Hand and Tori Hoehler but tempered by funding uncertainties highlighted by Jonathan Lunine.

Europa Mission Heralds Sea Change in the Search for Alien Life [Video]
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Europa Mission Heralds Sea Change in the Search for Alien Life [Video]

Jupiter’s ocean-bearing moon is the next frontier in NASA’s hunt for extraterrestrials