WIRED ScienceAstronomers Detect Water Vapor Around Jupiter's Moon Europa
Published Nov 21, 2019, 7:12 AM
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.
