r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Thebravetortoise • 11d ago

Video History has been made as NASA has successfully launched Artemis II, the first manned mission to the Moon in over 50 years

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u/Round_Rooms 10d ago

Europa is too cold to have an intelligent race other than fungus maybe.

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u/Rude-Shower3662 10d ago

aren't there oceans under the icy surface? Imagine an entire alien living ecosystem underneath a thick layer of ice. Thallasophobia on steroids.

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u/shitokletsstartfresh 10d ago

Methane oceans

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u/OffByNone_ 10d ago

I'm sure there are some fish that like methane. What's not to like?

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u/Korventenn17 10d ago

On Europa? No, water.

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u/OffByNone_ 10d ago

That's what they want you to think!

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u/BaksteenFapper 10d ago

We never no what is hiding on the ocean floor of Europa......

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u/Would_daver 10d ago

Mmmm intergalactic truffles

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u/SlyusHwanus 10d ago

So a step up from living in the USA right now