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Hubble reanalysis finds no water vapor on Jupiter's moon Europa

A new study of 23 images challenges a 2012 claim of localized plumes on the icy moon.

Luisa Marconi
Senior Space Correspondent
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A team led by Lorenz Roth and colleagues published findings in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics stating that a reanalysis of 23 Hubble observations found no localized water-vapor emission on Europa. [2]