Radiation Does a Bright Number on Jupiter's Moon

Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 10, 2020

As the icy, ocean-filled moon Europa orbits Jupiter, it withstands a relentless pummeling of radiation. Jupiter zaps Europa's surface night and day with electrons and other particles, bathing it in high-energy radiation. But as these particles pound the moon's surface, they may also be doing something otherworldly: making Europa glow in the dark. New research from scientists at NASA's Jet