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A new paper by Zaza Osmanov hypothesizes that Earth could have seeded Jupiter's moon Europa with bacterial life.

Tbilisi, Georgia and Jupiter's moon Europa

Who
Zaza Osmanov of the Free University of Tbilisi
What
A new paper by Zaza Osmanov hypothesizes that Earth could have seeded Jupiter's moon Europa with bacterial life.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:20:07 GMT · 2h 39m ago
Where
Tbilisi, Georgia and Jupiter's moon Europa ·
Why
Osmanov calculated the chance that dust particles containing living bacteria were ejected from Earth's gravitational well and traveled to Europa.
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This scientific hypothesis suggests the possibility of Earth-originating life existing in Europa's subsurface ocean, which could be investigated by future space missions.

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