Alien Life on Europa? NASA Announces What It Will Take To Study Potential Extraterrestrial Life On Jupiter's Icy Moon (LIVE STREAM)

NASA will announce on Tuesday, May 26, 2 p.m. EDT, the selection of science instruments for a mission to Europa, to investigate whether Jupiter's icy moon could harbor conditions suitable for life.

NASA received 33 proposals for science instruments to fly onboard a Europa mission, which would conduct repeated close flybys of the small moon during a three-year period.

Participants in the announcement will be:

• John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
• Jim Green, director, Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters
• Curt Niebur, Europa program scientist, NASA Headquarters

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