It's no secret that budgets are tight in Congress, and NASA is no exception.
While NASA wants $2-4 billion to explore the possibility of life on Jupiter's moon, Europa, the 2015 White House budget proposal only has allotted $15 million.
Dr. Curt Niebur, NASA program scientist and Jeff Foust, editor at The Space Review, sat down with HuffPost Live to talk about what the Europa mission entails, why it's so expensive, and whether or not it's worth the money.
Watch the full segment above.
While NASA wants $2-4 billion to explore the possibility of life on Jupiter's moon, Europa, the 2015 White House budget proposal only has allotted $15 million.
Dr. Curt Niebur, NASA program scientist and Jeff Foust, editor at The Space Review, sat down with HuffPost Live to talk about what the Europa mission entails, why it's so expensive, and whether or not it's worth the money.
Watch the full segment above.