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Icy moons may keep hidden oceans even after collisions
Original: Icy moons may hold on to their underground oceans even after being smashed apart
New research suggests icy moons in the outer solar system could retain their subsurface oceans even if they are shattered by large impacts, with fragments potentially holding on to liquid water. The finding has implications for the search for life, as it widens the range of places where habitable conditions might survive dramatic collisions and reassembling events over billions of years.
Why now: The research expands prospects for finding life beyond Earth, drawing attention from the space science community.
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