NASA’s Search For Life in a Radiation Death Zone | Europa Clipper

2024-10-11

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Europa Clipper is looking for signs of alien life in a very deadly place. Head to http://80000hours.org/veritasium to start planning a career that can help change the world for the better.

A massive thank you to Dr. Robert Pappalardo for his expertise and time.

A huge thank you to Gretchen McCartney and Cynthia B. Phillips at NASA JPL for their help.

For more on hydrothermal vents, check out NaturalWorldFacts on YouTube - @NaturalWorldFacts

00:00 ATTEMPT NO LANDING.

01:06 Jupiter’s deadly radiation belts

03:56 Europa’s secret

06:15 Why Europa isn’t completely frozen

08:03 Effects of tidal flexing

09:13 Why alien life could exist

10:39 How Europa Clipper detects signs of life

11:34 Why not Enceladus?

13:01 Europa Clipper’s instruments

15:13 Launch date and first results

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Europa Clipper via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/ECWiki

Magnetosphere of Jupiter via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/JupiterMagWiki

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2010: The Year We Make Contact - https://ve42.co/2010Contact

CGI animations via NASA - https://ve42.co/NasaCGI

NASA Eyes on the Solar System - https://ve42.co/NasaEyes

Jupiter's magnetosphere via Chandra X-Ray Center - https://ve42.co/JupiterMagChandra

Io's Volcanoes via BBC Earth Science - https://ve42.co/IoBBCEarth

Clipper ships via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/ClipperShipWiki

Various moon images via NASA - https://ve42.co/NasaMoons

Hydrothermal vent animation from NaturalWorldFacts - https://ve42.co/NWFVentAnims

Hydrothermal vent footage by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute - https://ve42.co/ARIVent

Snotbot footage from VICE News - https://ve42.co/SnotBotVice

Plate tectonics on Europa by Noah Kroese - https://ve42.co/KroeseTectonics

JUICE CGI animations via ESA - https://ve42.co/JUICECGIESA

Arthur C. Clarke photo via ITU Pictures under the CC 2.0 license - https://ve42.co/ClarkePhoto

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Directed by Gregor Čavlović

Written by Gregor Čavlović and Derek Muller

Edited by Jack Saxon

Animated by Mike Radjabov, Fabio Albertelli, and Jack Saxon

Illustrated by Jakub Misiek

Filmed by Derek Muller, Petr Lebedev and Gregor Čavlović

Additional research by Gabriel Bean

Produced by Derek Muller, Gregor Čavlović, Rob Beasley Spence, Tori Brittain, Luke Lewis, Barbara Abraul, Gabriel Bean, Petr Lebedev, and Casper Mebius

Thumbnail contributions by Ren Hurley, Peter Sheppard, and Jakub Misiek

Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images and Storyblocks

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