Die NASA entwickelt Unterwasserroboter, um Leben auf dem Jupitermond zu finden

***The Telegraph reports:***

When it comes to finding alien life on other planets, most astrobiologists will tell you to “follow the water”.

Now, [Nasa](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/12/18/wilmore-williams-astronauts-stranded-space-nasa-delays/) is hoping to not only follow it, but plunge into the watery depths of ocean worlds in the outer solar system.

The US space agency is developing tiny swimming robots that could explore beneath the icy surface of moons like [Jupiter’s Europa](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/09/26/nasa-to-announce-surprising-revelations-about-jupiters-moon-but/), looking for chemical and temperature signals that could point to life.

Evidence suggests that the moons have far more liquid water than all of Earth’s oceans combined and Europa even shows signs of present day geological activity that could warm up the underwater seas, churn up important nutrients and encourage life to thrive.

The plan is to send the robots inside a nuclear-powered thermal drill, which would melt the 10 mile thick ice, creating a tunnel so that the robot swim team can [reach the liquid ocean beneath](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/12/01/nasa-tests-underwater-rover-will-seek-alien-life-watery-moons/).

**Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/28/nasa-underwater-robots-find-life-on-jupiter-moon/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/28/nasa-underwater-robots-find-life-on-jupiter-moon/)

Always wanted to know exactly how they would dig into that ice. Can’t wait for Europa Clipper to give the green light on this project. These probably won’t get launched until 2030-2035 and then we have to wait till 2035-2040 for an actual answer.

Space is too big.