Wow how cool is this!? Tiny, autonomous 3D printed robots that are designed to explore subsurface oceans on alien worlds!!! In a decade or so they’ll fly billions of miles to Europa and other ocean worlds and…

Wait for it.

Engineers recently tested prototypes of NASA’s SWIM (Sensing With Independent Micro-swimmers) concept, showcasing a revolutionary approach to searching for life on icy moons like Europa. These tiny, autonomous robots are designed to explore subsurface oceans…

SWIM envisions a swarm of cellphone-sized underwater robots delivered by a cryobot, which would melt through Europa’s thick ice crust. Once deployed, these micro-swimmers would seek out temperature and chemical changes that could signal the presence of life.

This makes me want to fucking scream! Yeah let’s wait another decade or so and once again look for the conditions that support life.

Please, somebody take the people who make these decisions outside and shoot them in the head.