Water Found on Europa

Scientists have been trying to find life on other planets in our solar system for decades. Water is essential for any kind of life form to survive. Without water, there is no life. So scientists have been trying to find this liquid on different planets around Earth.

Recently, strong evidence has been found that underneath the frozen crust, of one of Jupiters moons, lies water. As Europas surface is all ice, there must be water on it. Scientists say that below the ice shelf is water that is melting the ice on the outside. This means that there could be life on Europa. There could be an ocean, 100 miles deep, under Europas icy crust. That is what scientists have been thinking for a long time.

Here are some facts about Europa:

• This moon was discovered by an Italian, called Galileo Galilei in January 1610
• Europa is over 350 million miles away from Earth! It must be really cold there as this icy moon is a long way away from our biggest star, the Sun
• Europas core is small and consists of metal, surrounded by a layer of rock
• This moons outer layer is a thick sheet of ice

So, could this mean the beggining of finding other life forms on planets in our solar system? If scientists do find anything then will 'they' be GOOD or EVIL?