Tag: Hydrothermal
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Europa’s Quiet Seafloor: Is It Lifeless or Hiding Signs of Life?
Introduction: Europa’s Ocean World Long considered one of the most promising places to search for extraterrestrial life, Jupiter’s moon Europa is an ice-covered world believed to cradle a vast ocean beneath its rigid shell. The seafloor, far from being barren, could hold clues about the chemical energy and environmental conditions that sustain life, or it…
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Enceladus Life Potential Grows With New Organic Plumes
New organics in Enceladus’ plumes boost habitability prospects A fresh analysis of ice grains ejected from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus finds organic molecules that support the idea of a subsurface ocean capable of supporting life-friendly chemistry. The work revisits data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which performed a close, high-speed flyby of Enceladus in 2008 and…