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Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life

  • Written by Mike Sori, Assistant Professor of Planetary Science, Purdue University
Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support lifeThe surface of Europa – one of Jupiter's moons – is a thick layer of solid ice.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute, CC BY-SA

On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – or JUICE – will spend at least three years on...

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