Astronomers Detect Water Vapor Around Jupiter's Moon Europa

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• Episode: Astronomers Detect Water Vapor Around Jupiter's Moon Europa
• Website: WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More
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• Duration: 00:04:23
• Published: 2019-11-21 13:12

In the search for life in our solar system, Mars tends to steal the spotlight (thanks, David Bowie). But in recent years Jupiter’s fourth largest moon, Europa, has emerged as a promising extraterrestrial nursery. Planetary scientists have long suspected Europa may harbor a vast liquid water ocean beneath its thick, icy crust.