... and now one scientist is determined to change how we think about Pluto and other small bodies such as Europa by redefining what it means to be a planet. Kirby Runyon from Johns Hopkins University, along with six colleagues from...
... research scientist Phil Metzger. “It’s awesome. We could potentially use this technology to hop on the Moon, Ceres, Europa, Titan, Pluto, the poles of Mercury, asteroids — anywhere there is water and sufficiently low gravity,” explained Metzger...
... for Applied Molecular Evolution in Alachua, Florida, who worked on the project. Could those alien worlds be as ‘close’ as Europa and Enceladus, where vast water oceans churn under thick layers of ice, thus providing a habitat suitable...
... of both. The research could also help explain why similar oceans on other icy planetary bodies, such as Europa and Enceladus, keep from freezing too conclude the team.
... role in preserving liquid in this heat-starved body, say the team. Ceres’ ocean is very different from Europa’s or Enceladus’s, but just how habitable this ocean could be or what stage it is at is still unknown. However the outlook...
... are the four Galilean moons that were independently discovered by their namesake Galileo Galilei in 1610; namely, Europa, Ganymede, Io and Callisto. These moons stand out due to their huge size; all four are over...