The NASA Mission Searching For Life On Jupiter's Moon | Solar System | BBC Earth Science

The NASA Clipper Mission blasted off into space on Monday October 14th 2024. Here, Professor Brian Cox interviews Sam Howell, NASA JPL Scientist, to find out more details about the mission and what they hope to find on Europa...

Correction: The Europa Clipper launch window was 15 seconds, not 1 second as stated in the recording. The nuance between a 1 second window to navigate orbital traffic/optimise trajectory vs the 15 second transfer window was new information and not known at the time of recording.

[palmlifeuk]

I've always wished for a mission to Europa since watching the best Space documentary- BBC The planets, where a lander melts through the thick ice and dives down into the ocean below.

[brianarc]

Remember when we didn't know that there's not 1 but 3 astronomical bodies within our own solar system with liquid water!?

[TraciPearson-oktr]

Thank you so much for this! I watched the actual launch, but Brian and Sam's discussion and explanations made the whole endeavor even more exciting!

[WistrelChianti]

about 400% more informative than the NASA official stream

[AyaRaoof]

The interview was amazing These kinds of incredible moments let me in my childhood dream to be part of a space scientists team 😁

[johnhead]

This mission is not equipped to find life. It's mission is to find out if conditiom are likely to bre suitable for life.

[LORDAKIRA]

All that time, and we almost got more face than rocket launch footage at the end 😂

[austenpowers]

Fantastic presentation - thank you so much for sharing and to all of those involved in the most exciting exploration ❤ Can’t wait to know 🎉

[isatousarr]

With advancements in astrophysics and quantum mechanics, could we be on the brink of understanding not just life in extreme environments, but also the quantum processes that might sustain it? How might quantum mechanics help us interpret any signals or biochemical signatures we find? This mission could open a whole new chapter in our understanding of life in the universe!

[misshavisham]

so if they think there's life there they wont be able to sample the ocean. How long is that going to take?

[peterford]

1:25 The guest's answer is misleading. Clipper launched during a 15 second launch window.

(To be fair, at the time he was asked, I suspect the decision had already been made to target the END of the window. So he was right in a limited sense, because at that point even a 1 second delay would mean being forced to postpone the launch until another day.)

[mbj__]

Terrible audio from the guy outdoors. Pls use modern mic's

[waldog]

man you guys really couldn’t afford a proper audio setup for the person you’re interviewing?

[GadreelAdvocat]

Should have tried to look a Ceres first.

[ultrakoolyvibes]

How it’s the size of the moon with twice the water as earth?

[JonnoPlays]

They are searching for evidence of life, not life. The mission has no chance of discovering life. It will find evidence of life and then we will have to send another mission to find actual life. Not the same thing.

[DugLeer]

The first thing that came to mind with this was the Callisto protocol. sorry.

[ricke]

1 second launch window sounds nonsensical to me

[alejandroberman]

and the rest of the liftoff? you have deleted the liftoff !! how dare you?

[michaelanderson]

Organic Compounds (Carbon, Phosphorus, Water, Oxygen, Nitrogen etc...) + Liquid water (H20) + energy (electromagnetic radiation (visible light), Internal heating (volcanoes, geysers) from gravitational tugging + billions of years of time = May lead to life.