Enceladus's Ocean Rich in Organic Molecules Suggests Potential for Life
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Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have found complex organic molecules in the plumes of Saturn's moon Enceladus, suggesting the presence of a potentially habitable environment in its subsurface ocean, although further direct sampling is needed to confirm this.
- Saturn's moon Enceladus is shooting out organic molecules that could help create life Space
- Detection of organic compounds in freshly ejected ice grains from Enceladus’s ocean Nature
- Cassini proves complex chemistry in Enceladus ocean European Space Agency
- New study adds to the possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn’s moon Enceladus AP News
- Is Life inside Enceladus? Saturn’s Ocean Moon Is Awash with Biology’s Raw Ingredients Scientific American
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