NASA's Galileo flies past Europa again to check fields, particles

NASA's Galileo probe made another close pass of the Jovian moon Europa Monday, dipping to within 218 miles of the body's frozen surface to check magnetic fields in a search for clues to whether a liquid ocean exists beneath the ice. The spacecraft also studied charged particles around Europa...

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