What is the JUICE mission? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio learn about humanity’s trip to the Jovian Moons– Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede– and NASA’s plan to land there with JPL astrobiologist and planetary scientist, Kevin Hand.

Could there be life under the icy shells of the moons of Jupiter? We learn what JUICE stands for, NASA’s plans for the Europa Clipper, and the biosignatures we’re looking for on these other worlds. We discuss planetary protection measures and how we would get through the ice when we land there. Plus, when will we start to get data back from the mission?

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Timestamps:
00:00 The JUICE Mission
2:27 Why Jupiters moons now?
5:00 What biosignatures are we looking for?
11:40 Planetary Protection
14:30 When do we get there?