A new study just inched us closer to understanding if Jupiter's moon Europa could host alien life

Europa is objectively one of the most badass moons in the solar system. 

The relatively small moon of Jupiter is thought to have a liquid water ocean beneath its icy shell, and it's considered one of the most likely places to host alien life in our solar system.

Now, thanks to a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy this week, we may be inching closer to figuring out if Europa could host life in the ocean hidden beneath its frozen surface.

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According to the new study, NASA's Galileo spacecraft — which ended its mission by purposefully crashing into Jupiter's atmosphere in 2003 — likely flew through a plume of water erupting from Europa in 1997. Read more...

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