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science-and-technology1 year ago•3 min saved

NASA's Miniature Robots Dive into Europa's Oceans for Life Hunt

NASA is testing cellphone-sized underwater robots, known as SWIM (Sensing With Independent Microswimmers), for future missions to search for life in the oceans beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. These robots, tested in a swimming pool at Caltech, are designed to autonomously explore and detect chemical and temperature signals that might indicate alien life. The prototypes are equipped with multi-sensor chips and wireless communication systems, and engineers are optimizing their design through simulations. Europa is considered a promising location for finding extraterrestrial life due to its vast subsurface ocean.

via Space.com|

#alien-life #europa #nasa

science-and-technology1 year ago•4 min saved

NASA's AI-Driven Swimming Robots to Explore Ocean Moons for Life

NASA engineers are testing prototypes for a mission concept called SWIM, which involves a swarm of miniature underwater robots designed to explore subsurface oceans on icy moons like Europa. These robots, developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, are being tested in a swimming pool to simulate their future mission environment. The SWIM robots are intended to autonomously search for signs of life by measuring chemical and temperature signals in these extraterrestrial oceans. The project is still in its early stages, with further development needed before a potential space mission.

via NASA|

#europa #jpl #nasa

science-and-environment2 years ago•3 min saved

"Exploring the Hidden Wonders of the Deep Sea: Newly Discovered Chimneys and Volcanoes"

Scientists have discovered three new hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor along an underwater mountain range, using underwater robots to map out an area of the ocean floor roughly the size of Manhattan. Hydrothermal vents are created when hot magma rises from between tectonic plates, then cools and creates new seafloor. Despite the temperature of the water around these vents reaching an average of 700 degrees Fahrenheit, they’re teeming with all sorts of bizarre life. The discovery is valuable to learning more about what lies beneath the sea, but mining could be devastating to the incredible biodiversity they contain.

via Gizmodo|

#biodiversity #deep-sea #hydrothermal-vents