NASA has launched a time capsule to Jupiter’s satellite

NASA has sent another time capsule into space. This time the probe, containing a message to extraterrestrial intelligence, will head towards Jupiter to assess the suitability of conditions for the emergence of life on its satellite Europa. The Europa Clipper mission is being carried out by NASA in partnership with the non-profit organization METI International. Its main objective is to make potential contact with someone in this region of space.

The probe contains an important message in several Earth languages. First of all, there is a triangular plaque with a poem on the body of the craft. The poem was written especially for the mission by American poet Ada Limon. Inside the probe there is a container with a microchip, where about 2.6 million names of the planet’s inhabitants are recorded. In addition, on the other side of the probe body is the word “Water” in 103 languages of the world, converted into visual symbols.

There is also a “Drake equation” describing how many advanced civilizations could theoretically exist beyond our planet. METI has put a lot of effort into developing a comprehensible message to the “brothers in reason,” but even its authors note that even at its best, it may not be properly interpreted by aliens if they ever stumble across it in the depths of space. And the message in the bottle won’t make sense not only to the aliens, but also to the humans of the future. It’s just a time capsule for our distant descendants.

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