> It would be quicker and easier to sample the vapor plumes I feel like the question of whether there's life out there or not is such a big and loaded one that

> It would be quicker and easier to sample the vapor plumes I feel like the question of whether there's life out there or not is such a big and loaded one that nothing short of a video of Europa's equivalent of a kelp forest will do. Look at how Mars research is going. It's all circumstantial evidence this, organic compound that. This feature looks like something made by bacteria. No, here's a plausible geological process that can do that. There must be methane-producing life. Actually, here's some simple chemistry that does the same. Maybe. This sample reacts to marked nutrients. Well, you see, there might be this oxidizing thing with the rocks... I mean, it's great that scientific research is done and all. But following this search for biomarkers is so frustrating. Until someone puts a damn thing into a Petri dish and sees it divide under a microscope, it's all just peer-reviewed guesswork.