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Victoria Corless

'Chaos' reigns beneath the ice of Jupiter moon Europa, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

An illustration of the rocky surface of Europa with Jupiter in the background.

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa and revealing the hidden chemistry of the icy moon's interior.

For decades, scientists pictured Europa's frozen surface as a still, silent shell. But the new observations reveal that it's actually a dynamic world that's far from frozen in time.

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