A Robot Made of Ice Could Adapt and Repair Itself on Other Worlds

A Robot Made of Ice Could Adapt and Repair Itself on Other Worlds
By Evan Gough

Some of the most tantalizing targets in space exploration are frozen ice worlds. Take Jupiter’s moon Europa for instance. Its warm salty subsurface ocean is buried under a moon-wide sheet of ice. What’s the best way to explore it? Maybe an ice robot could play a role. Though the world’s space agencies—especially NASA—are getting better …

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January 13, 2021 at 12:59AM
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