The probe will have to fly to the orbit of the satellite and, being in weightlessness, to understand whether life can exist on it. It is known that beneath the massive ice sheet is a giant ocean.

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reported that in October 2024 plans to launch a probe that should reach Europa - a natural satellite of Jupiter. Its purpose - will be to confirm or deny the presence on it conditions for the emergence of life. The project is called Europa Clipper.

The probe will take into outer space carrier rocket Falcon Heavy, developed by SpaceX. It should start on October 10 from the launch site in Florida. At the moment it is known that the satellite Europa is covered with ice, but under it hides an ocean, exceeding the Earth's in size twice.

In late August, SpaceX again postponed the launch of the tourist spacecraft Crew Dragon.

Earlier it was reported that on August 20, NASA had difficulties with the return of American astronauts from the ISS.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова

Scientists speculate that there may be another Earth-like planet near our planet with similar conditions for life.

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have made an amazing discovery in the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere. During the study, a stratostat launched to collect atmospheric particles, found an unusual object - a fragment of a shell of diatom algae.

This fact has aroused special interest of researchers, because, despite the fact that diatom algae appeared on Earth about 185 million years ago, there is a theory of their extraterrestrial origin. Specialists believe that these microorganisms could have been brought to our planet from outer space.

The most striking conclusion of the study was the assumption of the possible existence of an Earth-like planet in relative proximity to us. The basis for this assumption was that the extraterrestrial organism discovered had successfully adapted to Earth-like conditions. This suggests that the DNA of these algae may be identical to similar life forms on another planet where similar conditions exist for life to evolve.

The discovery has raised interesting questions about the possibility of the theory of the spread of life in the universe through meteorites and space dust, as well as the potential existence of an Earth-like twin somewhere in outer space.

The previous day, it was reported that the Earth is in danger of self-destruction due to deformation of the core.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова