01-05-2017 01:49 via popsci.com.au

These hot robots will help us find life on icy moons

The moons orbiting Jupiter and Saturn lie far from the sun's warmth. Most have no atmosphere, and many are covered in an icy sheath miles thick. They're also our best bet for finding life in our own solar system. Beneath the frozen crusts lie vast oceans, and space agencies in the United States and beyond are hard at work on the robots that will one day visit them.
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