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Volcanoes deep inside frozen moon Europa could mean a hotbed of life – SYFY WIRE

Europa seems like a hostile place. You can expect an average daytime high of -225 degrees Fahrenheit—and that isn’t even at the poles—but its frozen face might…

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Europa seems like a hostile place. You can expect an average daytime high of -225 degrees Fahrenheitand that isnt even at the polesbut its frozen face might be hiding unexpected warmth deep inside.
Far below the miles of ice and rocks that make up Europas crust, its subsurface ocean could be bubbling with volcanic activity that may have been going on for as long as 4.5 billion years. This might have made Europas subsurface ocean a place for life (at least as we know it) to thrive without being exposed…

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