Host Dave Schlom is joined by NASA planetary scientist Kevin Hand for a fascinating, in-depth (pun perhaps intended) look at the search for life in the oceans of alien worlds like Jupiter's moon Europa and the Saturnian satellite Enceladus.
Director of the Ocean Worlds Lab at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Dr. Hand is also the author of the wonderful 2020 book Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space.
In addition to his work on numerous deep space missions, including Europa Clipper, which is currently en route to the Jovian moon, Hand has done many deep sea explorations on Earth, including filmmaker James Cameron's 2012 dive to the Mariana Trench, the deepest ocean trench on our planet.
It's a fascinating look at what life is like in the depths of our oceans and what might be lurking beneath alien seas!
