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.

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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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — A young, ultrabright Jupiter may have desiccated its now hellish moon Io.