Browsing: Enceladus
A plume of ice particles, water vapor, and organic compounds shooting from Enceladus’s southern polar area NASA/JPL-Caltech The hidden oceans of liquid water beneath Enceladus’ icy…
Enceladus, Saturn’s moon, constantly emits ice grains and gas plumes from its subterranean seas through fissures near the Antarctic region. A research team from the University…
The magnetosphere of Saturn is filled with trapped plasma and energy-charged particles that consistently bombard the surface of Enceladus. This plasma mainly consists of charged particles,…
A recent study conducted by New York University Abu Dhabi suggests that radiolysis, triggered by cosmic rays in galaxies, may serve as a potential energy source…
Europa and Enceladus are important targets for the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life in the solar system. However, the surfaces and shallow subsurfaces of these…
Enceladus, Saturn’s sixth-largest moon, is an interesting place to look to our solar system in the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life, given its habitable oceans…
Using data from NASA’s Cassini mission, planetary scientists have detected several compounds critical to the habitability of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, including hydrogen cyanide, acetylene, propylene,…
Illustration of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft diving through the plume of Saturn’s moon Enceladus.NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology The plumes of water vapor spewing from Enceladus’ surface appear…