Baby Jupiter glowed so brightly it might have desiccated its moon
The findings could aid the search for icy moons orbiting planets outside the solar system
![A photo of Jupiter with its moons Io and Europa seen in front.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/032023_no_moons_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A nascent, coruscant Jupiter may have vaporized water from the surfaces of its moons, Io (shown on the left) and Europa (right).
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