Step aside Chevy Chase, your European Vacation is about to pale in comparison to the one NASA will be embarking on. The space agency will soon be sending a probe to Jupiter’s moon in order to find signs of life in our solar system.
JUPITER’S MOON MAY HOLD THE KEY TO LIFE
Scientists at NASA are planning an ambitious mission to find life on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Europa is the sixth closest moon of the largest planet in our solar system. The planet itself has its fair share of impressive qualities, but it’s Europa NASA is taking an interest in. Scientists think the icy moon might be the best place to look for life in our solar system. Besides the excitement of finding life somewhere else, NASA believes the knowledge of extraterrestrials out there can help us learn a lot about Earth in the past, present and future.
ALIENS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
At the moment, the mission is still in it’s beginning stages, but NASA thinks the oceans of Jupiter’s moon is a good place to start looking. The possibility of single-cell organisms deep in Europa’s waters may just be possible. Of course, these will be a far stretch from the little green men we see in movies, but just finding any sort of life will be a feat in itself. Aside from looking to Jupiter for life, NASA is hopeful of finding life on Mars. Scientists believe mars is the most likely planet in our solar system that once had life, or can support life.
IS A PLANET MOVE COMING?
The idea of moving to another planet certainly seems far-fetched, but scientists believe it to be a possibility. The problem of over-population and climate change is a very real threat to earth. Can it be solved by moving people to an alternate planet in our solar system? Maybe Jupiter’s Europa will become Earth 2.0. Of course, we’ll probably all die before a move like that is even possible, but I guess a kid can dream right? Nothing like a fresh dose of negativity in the morning.
