A comprehensive reanalysis of 14 years of Hubble Space Telescope data has cast doubt on previous assertions that Jupiter's moon Europa actively discharges faint water vapor plumes.

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A comprehensive reanalysis of 14 years of Hubble Space Telescope data has cast doubt on previous assertions that Jupiter's moon Europa actively discharges faint water vapor plumes. The new findings suggest that earlier detections may have been the result of statistical noise and instrument alignment uncertainties rather than actual geyser activity.
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