Europa May Be Lifeless and Unihabitable After All

Europa May Be Lifeless and Unihabitable After All
By Evan Gough (https://ift.tt/2OJejdC)

New research shows that Jupiter's moon Europa, one of the prime targets in the search for life, may not have the conditions required after all. The research shows that the moon lacks the type of active seafloor faulting needed to create habitability. Deep sea vents created by the faulting introduce nutrients into the water that organisms use to harness energy, and without those nutrients, the moon's subsurface ocean is likely dead.

January 8, 2026 at 05:36AM
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