Life-friendly molecules are leaking out of Jupiter's giant moon Europa, Galileo images hint
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NASA researchers discovered ammonia, a key ingredient for life, on Jupiter's moon Europa's surface while analyzing old Galileo mission data from 1995-2003. The life-friendly molecules appear near surface fractures where subsurface ocean water likely leaked out, suggesting Europa's hidden ocean may contain the chemical building blocks necessary for extraterrestrial life.
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