A recent study proposes that life on Jupiter's moon Europa could be descended from Earth bacteria. The research suggests that trillions of bacteria-laden dust particles ejected from Earth over millions of years could have reached Europa's surface. These microbes might have then traveled through Europa's icy shell to inhabit its subsurface ocean. However, this panspermia theory is debated, with some scientists arguing that any life found on Europa would likely be indigenous. AI
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- American Geophysical Union
- Earth
- Europa
- Europa Clipper
- Free University of Tbilisi
- H. Jay Melosh
- NASA
- panspermia
- Space.com
- Zaza Osmanov
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