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The finding, from instruments on the Galileo spacecraft orbiting Jupiter, suggests that Europa mnv have all three of the ingredients sci entists consider essential for life: an energy source, liquid water and organic molecules, said planetary scientist Thomas McCord of the University of Hawaii. inis aoesn t mean mere is me on Europa,” said McCord, lead author of a study to be published today in the journal Science. “The exciting thing • >>w is the evidence that Europa may have all three of the ingredients.” Europa is already known to have water and internal heat sources. Dale Cruikshank, a research sci entist at NASA’s Ames Research Center, said the work of McCord and his team should sharpen the research concentration on Europa, Which already “is the subject of ver> special interest.” “This finding increases the plau sibility for life on Europa,” Cruikshank said. “It also supports the idea that there were organic mole cules streaming throughout the solar system.” The study of Jupiter’s moons is part of a growing effort by astronomers and planetary experts to find evidence of life within the solar system, particularly on Mars. A major goal of NASA’s Mars exploration, for example, is to search for the fingerprints of life on the Red Planet. Researchers have determined that Mars once had vast pools of water, ajid there is speculation this fes ■ i 2 it could have led to the evolution of life. Some believe there may be evidence of life in frozen underground water. NASA researchers also have found what some believe may be the fossilized remains of microbes in an asteroid that fell to Earth from Mars. The interpretation of that finding, however, is controversial In the case of Jupiter’s moons, instruments on Galileo detected the complex organic molecules on the surfaces of the moons CalHsto and Gunymede, suggesting that such organics are also present on Jupiter’s other two large moons, Europa and Io. J w ikii wc nave on anu Ganymede are some of the kinds of organic molecules that could be the basis for life,” McCord said. “These are the basic ingredients.” And if Callisto and Ganymede have these compounds, said McCord, then it is highly likely that they also exist bn Europa. - ;'*r; Water and an energy source, said McCord are “two angles on the trian gle of life.” Now, by finding organics present on two other Jovian moons, there is a strong suggestion that the 5 third angle of the triangle may be pre sent on;Europa, he said. Life on Callisto, Io and Ganymede is considered unlikely because they are dry. No organic chemicals have been detected on Europa, but researchers have speculated that there may be a j rich organic soup below the moon’s ice cap and that this could be a warm, liquid place for the evolution of life. None of the research so far has proven that life exists or has ever existed on any of Jupiter’s moons, McCord said. ^ Touted student drug tests I disappoint Omaha officials j; .4 - - II OMAHA, (AP) — The first round of a much ballyhooed drug test in an O.maha-area school has borne disappointing results as less than half of the students selected took the test. Parents of several of the students said they couldn’t bring their children into the health clinic due to schedul ing problems. “It’s a worry,” said Ken Bird, superintendent of District 66. The random test, which can only be administered with the parent’s approval, was implemented for the first time last month when the names of 22 students were selected. However, only 12 of the selected took the test. Of those, 11 were neg ative and the results for the 12th were not back yet, Bird said Thursday. ' - V; ,—-— Bird said that if some students refused to be tested because they are using drugs, he hopes the refusal prompts a discussion between par ents and child. The only other Nebraska school doing parent-approved drug tests is in Norfolk, where only 75 of the dis trict’s 1,200 eligible students signed I up for testing. Names of four to six Norfolk stu dents have been drawn at random weekly since thr program began in late August. All the students cooper ated with the testing and all tested negative, said Superintendent Randy Nelson. : 5 In District 66, about 16 percent - or 360 —of the 2,300 eligible students have been signed up for testing by their parents. il -—-—, Editor Paula La vigne Managing Editor: Julie Sobczyk Associate News Editor Rebecca Stone Assistant News Editor: Jeff Randall Editor: Chad Lorenz Edttor- Matthew Waite Editor: MikeKluck Editor Jim Goodwin Copy Desk Chief*: Nancy Zywiec Kay Prauner Photo Director: Ryan Soderlin : Design Chief: Joshua Gillin Art Director Aaron Steckelbere Online Editor: Mary Ann Muggy Questions? Comments? Ask for 1h* appropriate section edtior at (402) 472-2588 or email dn@uniinfo.uni.edu. Asst. Online Editor: Amy Pemberton General Manager: Dan Shattil Publications Board Melissa Myles, Chairwoman: (402) 476-2446 Professional Adviser: Don Walton, (402)473-7301 Advertising Manager: Nick Partsch, (402)472-2589 Assistant Ad Manager: Daniel Lam ' Fax number. 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