The signal vanished for agonizing seconds, then came back much clearer, though not appreciably louder... relay this information to Earth". Using my suit radio - no idea if it has enough range, but it's the only chance. Please listen carefully. THERE IS LIFE ON EUROPA. I repeat: "THERE IS LIFE ON EUROPA..."

2010: Odyssey Two, Chapter 11 (p. 74), The Ballentine Publishing Group, 1982