Is there life in the oceans under the ice of Europa?

Answer 1

It has been suggested that life may exist in this under-ice ocean, perhaps subsisting in an environment similar to Earth's deep-ocean hydrothermal vents or the Antarctic Lake Vostok. Life in such an ocean could possibly be similar to life on earth in the deep ocean. So far, there is no evidence that life exists on Europa but due to the likely presence of liquid water there are proposals to send a probe there (see exploration section).

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Answer 2

I doubt it. it type of feels that the more effective complicated life will grow to be the more effective fragile it receives. anytime we've regarded on the most severe environments on the earth and stated no longer some thing might want to stay there, we do locate life there yet its continuously microbial. the least puzzling organisms are the hardest. on the earth round deep sea vents (environments probable such as Europa) we've a tendency to locate easy organism alongside with microbes, tube worms and different primitive invertebrates i imagine it really is probable the suitable we may be able to desire for on Europa. that may nonetheless be completely superb. Even getting to comprehend micro organism might want to be the most outstanding discovery contained in the historic previous of mankind yet i imagine its extremely confident to anticipate some thing to swim up and lick the digital camera.

Answer 3

Apperantly NASA has discovered that there is oceans of ice and a tiny amount of water on Europa. Weather or not it contains sustainable life is another story...

Answer 4

Although life is conceivably possible in Europa's relatively warm ocean, it is most unlikely in the waters of Callisto because not enough energy would be available there, said Galileo project scientist Torrance Johnson at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/1998/10/22/MN88831.DTL

Here's another great article:
http://www.europa.astrowww.pl/en/zycie.htm

Answer 5

It seems likely that any type of life as we see it would need conditions that may exist somewhere on earth.
There are some pretty harsh environments in different places on earth that support life.
And likely some bodies,moons etc,in our solar system could support some life that could even be sustained on earth.

Answer 6

I hope so. If they can actually determine that it's not completely frozen solid someday, I'm sure they'll find some microbes or something. In a perfect world, something like Godzilla would be found in hibernation under there.

Answer 7

Yes. There are creatures known as extremophiles that live in extremely hot places such as the Yellow Stone geysers and as cold as the frozen tundra.

Answer 8

I'm convinced there is. Not life as we know it - but life in some form...

Answer 9

There is no evidence to say one way or the other just yet.

Answer 10

No one knows.