Tag: Ocean World


  • Enceladus Life Potential Grows With New Organic Plumes

    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…