Scientists have identified a pathway that allows nutrients to move from Europa's surface to the ocean beneath. Salty ice could sink through the ice shell and potentially nourish life in the dark waters below. Credit: NASA

Scientists have identified a pathway that allows nutrients to move from Europa's surface to the ocean beneath. Salty ice could sink through the ice shell and potentially nourish life in the dark waters below. Credit: NASA

Scientists have identified a pathway that allows nutrients to move from Europa's surface to the ocean beneath. Salty ice could sink through the ice shell and potentially nourish life in the dark waters below. Credit: NASA