It's always cool when scientists examine conventional wisdom. Sometimes they discover that it's just plain wrong, and that's fun because you can then lord it over the poor ignorant dupes who haven't read the latest postings on Science Made Cool. But it's even more interesting when researchers figure out why something "everybody knows" is actually true.
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Ask anyone in the Astrobiology biz where's the best chance to find life beyond Earth, and most of them would suggest Europa, the second of Jupiter's four "Galilean" moons. (A few stubborn holdouts at the back of the room would still yell "Mars!") Europa is a good candidate for life because it seems likely to have liquid water in its interior, beneath a surface of ice. And now it seems Europa may have oxygen as well.
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