Europa plume claims lose steam after reanalysis
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A 14-year reanalysis of Hubble data casts doubt on Europa’s previously claimed water vapor plumes, lowering confidence from about 99.9% to under 90% and suggesting the earlier detections may have been due to data placement noise; the team says plumes can’t be ruled out, but the question may be settled by NASA’s Europa Clipper mission expected to arrive in 2030.
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