[Interview+] We Were Wrong About Europa’s Sub-Surface Ocean

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Europa is considered one of the most promising places in the solar system to look for extraterrestrial life. But new studies suggest that we were wrong. That the sub-surface ocean is most probably uninhabitable and lifeless. Why is it so and what does it mean for future missions and search for life? Finding out in this interview.

BONUS PART STARTS AT 43:02

🟣 Guest: Dr. Paul Byrne
https://bsky.app/profile/theplanetaryguy.bsky.social

📜 Europa May Be Lifeless and Unihabitable After All https://www.universetoday.com/articles/europa-may-be-lifeless-and-unihabitable-after-all

Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sj3JwQde-b8

00:00 Intro
00:57 Why life could exist on Europa
10:48 Details of the research
17:57 Potential conditions for life
23:52 Crushing hopes
30:21 What it means for other sub-surface ocean worlds
36:30 The emotional response
43:02 Venus updates
56:32 Current obsessions
01:02:35 Final thoughts

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