New laser system could drill through ice on frozen moons

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2025-11-17

Dresden, Germany (dpa) - A laser ice drill developed in part by Dresden University of Technology (DUT) could help the exploration of of frozen regions in space by drilling through kilometres-thick ice, according to an article in the December edition of the Astra Astronautica journal. It pointed to the ice found on Jupiter's Europa moon and Saturn's Enceladus as examples. "The exploration of ice in the solar system is of great interest. Whether it......

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