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[Scoops Novel]

Looking at those launch (2022) and arrival (2030) times, i hope that we have some astounding successes soon. I presume you all have had to live through some lengthy waits. What was it like when the spacecraft finally arrived?

[10ebbor10]

Well, you know. Cassini was launched in 1997, and the mission will end in 2017, when the probe crashes into Saturn.

[Scoops Novel]

Well, you know. Cassini was launched in 1997, and the mission will end in 2017, when the probe crashes into Saturn.

Thanks for mentioning this, I'd forgotten as to what took the titan pictures I'd seen.

[ChairmanPoo]

Go to Europa you fools! YOU FOOLS!

Seriously, why haven't we gone there yet? The possible medical advances even provide the commercial aspect.

...what medical advances?

[Scoops Novel]

Go to Europa you fools! YOU FOOLS!

Seriously, why haven't we gone there yet? The possible medical advances even provide the commercial aspect.

...what medical advances?

Alright, I'll admit i was going out on a limb there, but I'll be amazed if we find absolutely no use from the study of other forms of life.

[Dutchling]

Go to Europa you fools! YOU FOOLS!

Seriously, why haven't we gone there yet? The possible medical advances even provide the commercial aspect.

...what medical advances?

Alright, I'll admit i was going out on a limb there, but I'll be amazed if we find absolutely no use from the study of other forms of life.

...what other forms of life?

[Scoops Novel]

*looks at you with your avatar*

Last i checked, Europa is our best bet for finding life in our solar system.

[andrea]

it might be our best bet, but chances to find anything useful aren't enough to consider the commercial aspects. find life first, and then maybe companies will start being interested in possible profits.

[Sirus]

Right. But that does not mean that any life actually exists on Europa. Hell, last I checked we haven't even confirmed the hypothesis that there is liquid water there.

[10ebbor10]

Not exactly. Earth's got a far better chance. There are also a decent chance on some of the other means.

Also, best bet, doesn't mean it's a good chance. Besides, there's like 20 km of ice** between you and any possible live, and if it exist, it will be unlike we have ever seen. We will get a whole lot more medical advances just developing for such an expedition*, than we will get from what we find.

*if we don't go for an automated probe.
**Current plan to get through is a nuclear drill. Ie, a controlled meltdown.

Right. But that does not mean that any life actually exists on Europa. Hell, last I checked we haven't even confirmed the hypothesis that there is liquid water there.

Pretty sure we did.

[ChairmanPoo]

**Current plan to get through is a nuclear drill. Ie, a controlled meltdown.

I bet the hypothetical European lifeforms will love that...

[Scoops Novel]

Right. But that does not mean that any life actually exists on Europa. Hell, last I checked we haven't even confirmed the hypothesis that there is liquid water there.

Like i said, out on a limb . Still, i wonder how much commercial interest you could get at a pinch, not that I'd want them to touch it first at any rate. I wouldn't be surprised if, say, asteroid mining picks up, for the involved companies to multitask.

Not exactly. Earth's got a far better chance. There are also a decent chance on some of the other means.

Also, best bet, doesn't mean it's a good chance. Besides, there's like 20 km of ice** between you and any possible live, and if it exist, it will be unlike we have ever seen. We will get a whole lot more medical advances just developing for such an expedition*, than we will get from what we find.

*if we don't go for an automated probe.
**Current plan to get through is a nuclear drill. Ie, a controlled meltdown.

Right. But that does not mean that any life actually exists on Europa. Hell, last I checked we haven't even confirmed the hypothesis that there is liquid water there.

Pretty sure we did.

So we have confirmed it? Also, i knew someone would be pedantic (and in this case, depressingly, rightfully so) . I dispute that point on medical advances, in the long term at any rate.

[kaian-a-coel]

I think there's a theory that the readings can be the results of "warm ice", an unusual configuration of solid water caused by the huge pressure. But as far as I know it doesn't have much support.
Europa is our "best bet", but nothing is certain. Far from it. The results of Vostok findings will certainly help to determine the probabilities though. (STAY TUNED)
And if we DO find something, it can be so alien we won't be able to make medical advances out of it in decades. Or not.

[Dutchling]

It would be awesome though. Which is enough for me.

I bet it's enough for the US and EU too.

[Scoops Novel]

It would be awesome though. Which is enough for me.

I bet it's enough for the US and EU too.

YUS

I think there's a theory that the readings can be the results of "warm ice", an unusual configuration of solid water caused by the huge pressure. But as far as I know it doesn't have much support.
Europa is our "best bet", but nothing is certain. Far from it. The results of Vostok findings will certainly help to determine the probabilities though. (STAY TUNED)
And if we DO find something, it can be so alien we won't be able to make medical advances out of it in decades. Or not.

I have no idea what Vostok is and thank you for telling me. TO GOOGLE