Jupiter’s moon Europa may have pockets of water in its icy shell that could support life, study finds

• Researchers studied images of features on the surface of Jupiter’s frozen moon
• They predict these pockets contain liquid water and saline to slow their freezing
• The team say these liquid pockets are about a mile beneath the frozen surface
• They can last for about 10,000 years before they succumb to the frozen shell
• It is thought the liquid water pockets could contain microbial lifeforms …
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