Water geysers erupt on Europa! Could Jupiter's icy moon host life?
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 13:20
in Astronomy & Space
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa squirts water like a squishy bath toy when it’s squeezed by the gas giant’s gravity, scientists say. Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, they caught two 124-mile-tall geysers of water vapor spewing out over seven hours from near its south pole.