We Were Wrong About Europa’s Sub-Surface Ocean
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Europa is considered one of the most promising places in the solar system to look for extraterrestrial life. But new studies suggest that we were wrong. That the sub-surface ocean is most probably uninhabitable and lifeless. Why is it so and what does it mean for future missions and search for life? Finding out in this interview.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Paul Byrne
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📜 Europa May Be Lifeless and Unihabitable After All
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00:00 Intro
00:57 Why life could exist on Europa
10:48 Details of the research
17:57 Potential conditions for life
23:52 Crushing hopes
30:21 What it means for other sub-surface ocean worlds
36:30 The emotional response
43:02 Current obsessions
49:05 Final thoughts
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