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more about #jupiter Vexxarr: gnow, thir iz kno lyfe in Eerowpahs woterz. Iz boorig. Du naht goa thur. Allso, Ey em naht frum Eerowpah. Em hoomahn lyk yoo. more » sidburnd1: because everyone knows oxygen = extra-terrestrial life. more » avconsumer2: $10 says the first NASA designed lure incorporates gold foil. more » zombie_batch: NASA just needs to send the SeaQuest DSV over there to investigate. They'll get to the bottom of this! more » Chip Skylark of Space: Ice fishing on Europa? I know who I'd pick for my crew. Too bad two out of three are dead- I'll still go with the third. more » Chip Skylark of Space: Sounds like the Monster Fish show needs to pack up now and prepare for a series of shows from Europa. More fun then a Mekong Catfish!! more » CodenameV: This could be dangerous; remember what happened the last time we sent a probe to Europa? more » Post-Nuked: When our own moon became a threat to freedom, we acted. Now is the time! Preemptive Strike! Bomb Europa before our children end up speaking Jovian fis... more » Mark 2000: This has been imagined for decades now. Why haven't we sent a drill there yet to do some splashing around? I want to see some space fish in my lifetime. more » TheGreenRanger: why isn't this on the news. next thing ya know we'll be popping through wormholes and frilling other species. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Isn't Europa supposed to be off limits starting next year?? "ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE USE THEM TOGETHER USE ... more » jens004: Judging by the kind of life-forms found around deep-sea volcanic vents on Earth, I'm not sure we'll be wanting to a bite out of European so-called "fi... more » Arkestral: Wait, Jovians? *Reads through 'The Cassini Division' one more time.* Uh-oh. more » Chrisfs59: What if there are not just fish but intelligent life ? We have an open sky and we can see stars and an infinite universe. They have an ice cap. They h... more » AEchinoderm: If there's so much oxygen up/down there, there will be no fish. There will be no plankton. There will be no paramecia, nor algae, nor bacteria. Oxyge... more » Dirk Anger: Dear Mr. NASA President Who knows what kind of diseases, or weapon systems with which to annihilate us those damn alien fish may count. I say, just t... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: I remember seeing something about how this basically happened on Earth as well, during a kind of super ice-age. The solar wind hit the water ice on t... more » greasypigarvin: Given how much stuff we DO know about this satellite that excites us to no end (including it being our best chance of finding life in the solar system... more » jericho.banker001: Jovian Sushi more » whormongr: I would think that there wouldn't be fish there so much as other organisms- think for a secont all of the other forms of life in the sea from amphibio... more » -
#exobiology
Scientists Say Jupiter's Moon Europa Might Be Teeming With Fish
New evidence has come to light that the vast, ice-encrusted oceans of Europa may be harboring Earth-like life that lives on the oxygen-rich waters. Time to plan your extraterrestrial fishing trip? Maybe. More » -
#europa
Jupiter's Moon Could Sustain Animal-Like Life
Water on out moon might make lunar colonization possible, but it appears that Jupiter's satellite Europa is better suited for life. A new study suggests Europa could support not just microorganisms, but complex life — and a lot of it. More » -
#spaceporn
Behold The Fresh Wound On Jupiter's Surface
It's been almost a week since an Australian astronomer discovered a weird black spot on Jupiter, which is believed to be a comet impact. And now the Hubble Space Telescope has captured this crisp image of Jupiter's "scar." [Hubble Site] -
#spaceporn
What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?
Yesterday, an amateur astronomer noticed that a large black spot had appeared near Jupiter's Southern pole. These first pictures of the phenomenon are prompting many to speculate that a passing comet or asteroid struck the gas giant. More » -
#lifeonice
Scientists Play "Jurassic Park," Coax Ancient Glacial Bacteria Back To Life
Scientists at Pennsylvania State University resurrected glacial bacteria that had been buried for 120,000 years, raising hopes that if there was ever life on Mars, we might be able to re-animate it, too. More » -
#spaceporn
Andromeda's Lovely Shimmer, Plus A Lunar Makeover
Astrophotographer Tyler Allred took this amazing new image of the Andromeda Galaxy, which just appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Today's new space porn also includes Jupiter's shrinking spot, digitally-restored moon pics, and an exoplanet. More » -
#space
Jupiter Discovered To Be Moon-Eater
Perhaps we should rename Jupiter "Unicron" or "Galactus," now that scientists have discovered that the planet may have devoured some of its own moons while being formed. Is there nothing Stan Lee didn't (incorrectly) predict? More » -
#spaceporn
The Moon's A Balloon
That's no moon... that's a fully opera - No, wait, it is a moon. Ganymede, in fact, as captured disappearing behind Jupiter by the Hubble Telescope. Click through for video. -
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#spaceporn
Just In Case You Didn't Realize How Big Jupiter Was...
This is a picture of Jupiter's moon Io floating over the planet's clouds, to remind you how freaking huge Jupiter is. Io is the same size as our own moon. To celebrate the battle of Jupiter's Red Spots, in which the original Daddy Red seems to be in the process of eating the other two, the Boston Globe posted a set of the greatest Jupiter photos of all time, from NASA. Click through for a few of our favorites, including some truly spooky views of Europa and Io. More » -
#spaceporn
The Moon Rocket Project NASA Doesn't Want You to Know About
A group of secretive rocket designers have defected from NASA's rocket-building team to spearhead their own forbidden project. They spend their evenings designing Jupiter (pictured), a moon rocket they think will work far better for less money then NASA's current moon rocket, Ares, set to bring some people to the moon in 2020. With all its plans available on a site called Direct 2.0, and nearly 100 engineers working, its possible Jupiter could zoom to the moon before Ares — if it can get some funding. More » -
#spaceporn
Dawn in the Oort Cloud
If you're wondering about the sunny view from the Oort Cloud, that vast sphere of debris that surrounds our solar system, here it is. As we told you yesterday, scientists now believe this remote, cold region might house another Earth-like planet. Only it would be frozen. Want to travel a little closer to the sun, and watch Jupiter rising over its frozen moon Europa? More » -
#astronomy
Space Capsule Parachutes Onto Jupiter
This image started out as a science illustration, then became science-fiction art. Artist Alan Gutierrez submitted this picture to the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA for its Gallileo Probe project. The painting shows the Gallileo Probe parachuting into Jupiter's atmosphere. When the JPL ended up not using the image, Gutierrez used it as the cover of Greg Bear's novel The Forge Of God. Gutierrez still worked with the JPL, illustrating its Venus Radar Mapper project. Image by Alan Gutierrez.
