enceladus
-
Warm Water Has Existed On Saturn’s Moon Enceladus For Potentially Billions Of Years
If you were to fly over Enceladus’ southernmost regions, you’d witness a remarkable sight. With surprising frequency, this ice-covered moon spurts a plume of water into space – a telltale sign that a global ocean lies underneath. Scientists have struggled to explain how such a tiny moon could sustain enough energy to maintain a liquid…
-
What Would Life On Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Look Like?
After NASA’s announcement last week, Enceladus is the icy moon on everyone’s mind — not that are are many others (sorry, Europa). According to the agency, molecular hydrogen has been found in Enceladus’ subterranean ocean, which bolsters the idea that the icy moon could host extraterrestrial microbes. Despite Enceladus’ frigid exterior, this ocean is thought…
-
An Exciting Discovery May Be Lurking In This Voyager Photo Of Saturn
In news that reminds us it’s definitely worth dusting off old photos once in a while, one amateur astronomer thinks he’s spotted geysers erupting from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus….in images taken by the Voyager 1 probe in 1980.
-
Hubble Discovers New Evidence Of Water Geysers On Europa
Jupiter’s moon Europa is on the shortlist of places we might discover alien life in our solar system. And today, the prospects for finding extraterrestrial microbes on this little ice moon got a lot better, when NASA unveiled new evidence for water geysers near Europa’s south pole. The discovery strengthens the case for a geothermally-heated,…