Jupiter's moon Europa has a massive subsurface liquid ocean twice the size of Earth's oceans, hidden beneath miles of solid ice. This ocean is heated by underwater volcanoes, creating conditions similar to where life first began on Earth. Scientists believe this makes Europa the most promising location in our solar system to find alien life, as the dark, liquid environment with geothermal heating could support living organisms.
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What is hiding beneath the ice of Jupiter's deadliest moon? From the outside, Europa looks like a dead frozen wasteland violently blasted by radiation. But, if you drill down through miles of solid ice, you will find a pitch-black liquid ocean twice the size of Earth's. It is completely [music] dark and heated by deep underwater volcanoes, which is exactly how life first began on our own planet. Meaning, if alien life exists in our solar system, it is probably swimming down there in the dark right now, which makes you wonder
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