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Jupiter’s moon, Europa, is a focus for astrobiologists due to its subsurface ocean of liquid water, which is estimated to contain about double the amount of water of all Earth’s oceans combined. Scientists are eager to explore Europa to determine if it could harbor life.
Jupiter’s moon, Europa, has become high-value real estate for astrobiologists and the search for life beyond Earth. This is because the small moon, which is slightly smaller than Earth’s Moon, boasts a massive subsurface ocean of liquid water that scientists estimate contains about double the amount of water of all Earth’s oceans combined. As seen on Earth, water equals life, so scientists are eager to continue to explore Europa in any way possible to determine if it could harbor life as we know it, or even as we don’t know it.
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