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The same scientists who reported water erupting from Europa in 2014 have now reanalysed 14 years of Hubble data and cut their confidence from 99.9% to below 90%. The signal may have been statistical n

A 2026 reanalysis finds no localized Hubble signal requiring a Europa plume, weakening the original claim while leaving smaller or intermittent eruptions physically possible. Europa’s water plumes became one of planetary science’s most memorable images without ever becoming a secure photograph. Illustrations showed white geysers rising from fractures in the ice. Hubble data were translated into views of a south-polar erup... [13793 chars]

The same scientists who reported water erupting from Europa in 2014 have now reanalysed 14 years of Hubble data and cut their confidence from 99.9% to below 90%. The signal may have been statistical n

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