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2015's Triple Transit March Of The Moons

... Last month , we got treated to three of Jupiter's moons - Europa, Callisto and Io - parading across the giant gas planet's banded ... and on the right, Io. The shadows from Callisto, Io and Europa are strung out from left to right. Europa itself cannot be seen in the ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2015 - 4:26pm - 0 attachments

Jupiter's Triple Transit For 2015

... side of Jupiter's equator and the four Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Jupiter rises by 10:30 p.m. at the beginning of ... side of Jupiter's equator and the four Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Jupiter's Great Red Spot will be more ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 24 2015 - 7:35am - 0 attachments

Let's Lift The Earth!

... and habitats and fill the solar system with vibrant life. Europa, Mars, the asteroid colonies – but also, interstellar. As Elon Musk ...

Article - David Brin - Nov 8 2014 - 5:12pm - 0 attachments

UV & Cosmic Radiation On Mars - Why They Aren't Lethal For The "Swimming Pools For Bacteria"

... that Mars is laced with instantly lethal radiation. Europa is. Jupiter has such strong ionizing radiation that humans would only last hours in vicinity of Europa before they die of radiation poisoning. And even highly radioresistant ...

Article - Robert Walker - Aug 22 2014 - 7:20am - 0 attachments

Need For Caution For An Early Mars Sample Return - Opinion Piece

... standard in their discussion of mission to Europa. “As long as the probability of people infecting other planets with ...  Infecting Other Worlds  and the book  Europa the Moon, Search for an Alien Biosphere, chapter 21.5.2 Standards and ...

Article - Robert Walker - Aug 7 2014 - 9:25am - 0 attachments

Io: Jupiter's Moon Is The Only Other Place In The Solar System With Volcanic Lava Eruptions

... active for a different reason – Jupiter and the moons Europa and Ganymede constantly tug on it – but the current eruptions on Io ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2014 - 2:39pm - 0 attachments

Look At The Biosaline Patterns Formed By E. Coli In Salt

... as the surface of Mars or that of Jupiter's satellite, Europa". The LBMARS laboratory participates in the development of the Raman ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 26 2014 - 10:31am - 0 attachments

3,000 Light Years Away, Hope For A Habitable Planet

... Earth—a little colder, in fact, than Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The study provides the first evidence that terrestrial planets can ... which makes it a little colder than Jupiter's moon Europa. The second star in the star system is only as far from the first star ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 5 2014 - 3:30pm - 0 attachments

WAG: Cracks In Charon Might Mean It Had An Underground Ocean

... with evidence for ocean interiors – Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus are two examples. As Europa and Enceladus move in their orbits, a gravitational tug-of-war between ... heating has extended the lifetimes of subsurface oceans on Europa and Enceladus by keeping their interiors warm. A mosaic ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 13 2014 - 3:54pm - 0 attachments

Arsia Mons: Is There A Habitable Environment On This Martian Volcano?

... been studied mainly as an analog to [Saturn's moon] Europa, where you've got an entire planet that's an ice covered lake." In ...

Article - News Staff - May 27 2014 - 4:30pm - 0 attachments