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[ad_1] (MENAFN – IANS) Washington, November 15 (IANS) According to new research, plumes of water vapor that could escape into space from Jupiter’s moon Europa could come from within the same ice crust. A model using images collected by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft outlines a process for brine, or salt-enriched water, …

[ad_1] Plumes of water vapor erupting from Jupiter’s moon Europa could come from within the crust itself and reveal whether life on the frozen satellite can be detected. Astronomers have been fascinated by Europa’s apparent plumes since the Hubble Space Telescope spotted a huge jet of steam exploding from its …