Jupiter’s moon Europa could glow in the dark – Physics World – physicsworld.com

Glowing orb: artists impression of how the night-side of Europa could appear. (Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Ice on the night-side surface of Jupiters moon Europa could emit a unique glow, according to US-based scientists Murthy Gudipati, Bryana Henderson at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Fred Bateman at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The researchers did lab-based experiments that suggest that the ice emits visible light as a result of being bombarded by high-energy particles….

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