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.

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