Europa
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Classical Mythology. Also a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
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Astronomy. a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
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One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the sixth in distance from the planet. It was originally sighted by Galileo.
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See Note at moon
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Those matches are against already-relegated Burnley before finishing the season against Crystal Palace, who have a Europa Conference League final to negotiate.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
With three matches remaining, last season's Europa League winners are 17th on 37 points - one more than 18th-placed West Ham.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
And in 2019, Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League final in the same week Chelsea defeated Arsenal in the Europa League final in Baku.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
That FA Cup glory should have taken Palace into the Europa League, but that was quickly taken away.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The Jovian moon Europa, as seen by Voyager 2 during close encounter on July 9, 1979.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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