Saturn's moon Enceladus could support life, new Cassini findings suggest
6 years, 9 months ago

Saturn's moon Enceladus could support life, new Cassini findings suggest

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Complex organic molecules have been discovered originating from one of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus Complex organic molecules have been discovered originating from one of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus, adding to its potential to support life, researchers said on Wednesday. A team led by Frank Postberg and Nozair Khawaja of the University of Heidelberg in Germany said they had identified fragments of large organic molecules in ice grains that were ejected from geysers through cracks in the moon’s icy exterior. Cassini has previously detected lightweight organic molecules at Enceladus but the newly found fragments are much larger. “In my opinion the fragments we found are of hydrothermal origin, having been processed inside the hydrothermally active core of Enceladus: in the high pressures and warm temperatures we expect there, it is possible that complex organic molecules can arise,” he said.

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Enceladus, Saturn’s Geyser Moon, Has Liquid Water, Scientists Plan To Find Out If There Is Life
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Enceladus, Saturn’s Geyser Moon, Has Liquid Water, Scientists Plan To Find Out If There Is Life

News 18  

Enceladus, a moon belonging to the planet Saturn, has piqued the interest of scientists as they plan to send a probe there by 2040 to find out if the Saturnian satellite, 25 times smaller than Earth and almost 10 times as far from the sun, can support life. Enceladus is one of 146 moons that orbit Saturn but remains numero …

Scientists recreate conditions of Saturnian moon in a lab — and it could help us find alien life
10 months ago

Scientists recreate conditions of Saturnian moon in a lab — and it could help us find alien life

Salon  

When scientists using NASA's Cassini space probe discovered organic compounds in blocks of ice from Enceladus, they wondered if this meant the Saturnian moon might have the ingredients for life. Previous experiments never studied the organic compounds from Enceladus in hydrothermal conditions such as those believed to exist on the moon's its subsurface ocean. Previous experiments never studied the organic …

Organic molecules found on Saturn's moon suggest it could be habitable
1 year, 3 months ago

Organic molecules found on Saturn's moon suggest it could be habitable

Daily Mail  

It's one of the most beautiful objects in our solar system, a shimmering sphere of pure white ice, hiding a liquid ocean within. But despite looking nothing like our planet, Enceladus, Saturn's sixth-largest moon, may have something in common with Earth – the presence of life. Scientists have discovered organic molecules in the moon's plumes that could be supporting 'communities' …

We could find signs of life on another world on Saturn’s moon Enceladus, scientists say
1 year, 3 months ago

We could find signs of life on another world on Saturn’s moon Enceladus, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists should be able to retrieve signs of life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus, …

One of Saturn’s moons found to have all ingredients essential for life
1 year, 4 months ago

One of Saturn’s moons found to have all ingredients essential for life

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Saturn’s moon Enceladus may have all the ingredients necessary to host life, according …

Major finding on Saturn moon boosts hope for finding alien life nearby
1 year, 9 months ago

Major finding on Saturn moon boosts hope for finding alien life nearby

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Phosphates have been found on Saturn’s moon Enceladus, in a new breakthrough discovery …

NASA discovers ‘phosphorous’, key element for life, on Saturn's moon Enceladus
1 year, 9 months ago

NASA discovers ‘phosphorous’, key element for life, on Saturn's moon Enceladus

Hindustan Times  

Phosphorus, a key element for various biological processes has been discovered in icy grains spewed from the interior ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Read here: ‘Alien’ mock signal sent to Earth from Mars for the 1st time: Report The new discovery, published by a German-led international team of scientists, was based on a review of data collected by NASA's Cassini …

NASA’s Cassini finds phosphorous, crucial for life, on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
1 year, 9 months ago

NASA’s Cassini finds phosphorous, crucial for life, on Saturn’s moon Enceladus

Live Mint  

Phosphorus, a key chemical element for many biological processes, has been found in icy grains emitted by Enceladus, the small moon of Saturn, into space and is likely abundant in its subsurface ocean, a new study published in journal Nature reported. An international team of researchers, featuring Frank Postberg, a planetary scientist at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany and Dr. Christopher …

Are aliens on Saturn's MOON? Scientists discover phosphates on Enceladus
1 year, 9 months ago

Are aliens on Saturn's MOON? Scientists discover phosphates on Enceladus

Daily Mail  

The moon's water contains phosphates - a key element for the existence of life Scientists have found perhaps the most promising indication yet that life does exist on Enceladus, Saturn's sixth-largest moon. It's already known that Enceladus has long, snake-like fractures on its icy surface that eject huge plumes made up of ice grains and water vapour out into space. …

Scientists are ‘confident’ that Saturn’s moon has the ingredients for alien life
2 years, 6 months ago

Scientists are ‘confident’ that Saturn’s moon has the ingredients for alien life

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Enceladus is one of the prime targets in humanity’s search for life in our solar system,” said …

Alien Life on Saturn Moon? NASA Cassini Found Potential Proof, Says Study
3 years, 8 months ago

Alien Life on Saturn Moon? NASA Cassini Found Potential Proof, Says Study

News 18  

Alien life is possibly the widest, and yet the most uncertain research project ever taken up by mankind. The researchers note that if all conditions of life are held true based on what we know of it from Earth, then these discoveries may well be significant indicators that Enceladus may sport alien life in certain forms. These microbial life forms …

Aliens on Saturn? Methane Found on Planet's Moon Indicates Life's 'Very Likely'
3 years, 8 months ago

Aliens on Saturn? Methane Found on Planet's Moon Indicates Life's 'Very Likely'

News 18  

Scientists have not solved the mystery of methane on Mars yet and another exciting mystery of the gas from one of Saturn’s 82 moons, Enceladus, is here to tease them. The amount of methane on Enceladus, which is otherwise unexplainable, indicates that the existence of life on Saturn’s moon is “very likely,” scientists say. According to scientists, even the highest …

‘New kinds of organic compounds’ found on alien moon Enceladus, says Nasa
5 years, 5 months ago

‘New kinds of organic compounds’ found on alien moon Enceladus, says Nasa

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy "New kinds of organic compounds" have been found on an alien moon, Nasa …

Organic compounds have been found on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
5 years, 6 months ago

Organic compounds have been found on Saturn’s moon Enceladus

CNN  

CNN — Organic compounds have been found in the plumes rising from the subsurface ocean on Enceladus, adding to the evidence that one of Saturn’s most intriguing moons should be explored further. “This work shows that Enceladus’ ocean has reactive building blocks in abundance, and it’s another green light in the investigation of the habitability of Enceladus,” said Frank Postberg, …

NASA's Cassini captures eerie audio of interaction between Saturn and Enceladus
6 years, 8 months ago

NASA's Cassini captures eerie audio of interaction between Saturn and Enceladus

Firstpost  

This recording was captured by the Radio Plasma Wave Science instrument on 2 September 2017 Late last month, new findings from the Cassini spacecraft suggested that complex organic molecules have been discovered originating from one of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus, adding to its potential to support life. Now, almost as if those complex organic molecules suddenly jumped to life, a video …

Best evidence yet for alien life on Saturn's moon found by scientists
6 years, 9 months ago

Best evidence yet for alien life on Saturn's moon found by scientists

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Large organic molecules blasted into space from deep-sea vents on one …

Could life exist on Saturn’s moon Enceladus?
6 years, 9 months ago

Could life exist on Saturn’s moon Enceladus?

CNN  

Story highlights Cassini detected the presence of complex organic molecules in Enceladus' ocean This is a potential indicator of habitability on Saturn's icy moon CNN — Last year, astronomers announced that ocean worlds like Europa and Enceladus may be the best chance for finding life outside of Earth in our solar system. Now, the discovery of complex organic molecules in …

How life on Earth might survive on Saturn’s ice moon Enceladus
7 years, 1 month ago

How life on Earth might survive on Saturn’s ice moon Enceladus

LA Times  

With its subsurface ocean and geysers spewing water and complex organic molecules, scientists say Saturn’s moon Enceladus is one of the most promising places to look for extraterrestrial life in the solar system. After all, the theoretical organisms growing and multiplying deep below the ice moon’s surface would have no access to the sunlight that fuels the vast majority of …

Saturn’s moon Titan may harbour simple life forms – and reveal how organisms first formed on Earth
7 years, 7 months ago

Saturn’s moon Titan may harbour simple life forms – and reveal how organisms first formed on Earth

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Using data from the Nasa/ESA Cassini mission, we have now discovered molecules on Saturn’s largest …

There could be alien life on one of Saturn's moon
7 years, 8 months ago

There could be alien life on one of Saturn's moon

ABP News  

Washington D.C., Jul 30 : Saturn's moon Titan could be home to alien life, according to a recent study. The Cornell University research provided the first indisputable evidence of the presence of a molecule - acrylonitrile - on Titan, which researchers theorized could be key to life on the methane-based, oxygen-free moon of Saturn. This is a step forward in …

Cassini finds building blocks of life in our own solar system, on Saturn's moon Titan
7 years, 8 months ago

Cassini finds building blocks of life in our own solar system, on Saturn's moon Titan

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Cassini is conducting the grand finale before it plunges to its death, which will see it plunge …

Can life exist on moon of Saturn?
7 years, 11 months ago

Can life exist on moon of Saturn?

China Daily  

WASHINGTON－An ice-encrusted moon orbiting Saturn appears to have the conditions necessary for life, NASA has announced, unveiling new findings made by its unmanned Cassini spacecraft. Cassini has detected hydrogen molecules in vapor plumes emanating from cracks in the surface of Enceladus, a small ocean moon coated in a thick layer of ice, the US space agency said on Thursday. The …

Nasa announces one of Saturn's moons could support alien life in our solar system
7 years, 11 months ago

Nasa announces one of Saturn's moons could support alien life in our solar system

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists have long thought of Enceladus as one of the prime candidates for life within …

Saturn moon Enceladus has necessary conditions needed for alien life: NASA
7 years, 11 months ago

Saturn moon Enceladus has necessary conditions needed for alien life: NASA

India TV News  

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus may contain a form of chemical energy that life can feed on, according to a latest NASA study that provides new insights into the 'ocean worlds' in our solar system. Cassini scientists announced that a form of chemical energy that life can feed on appears to exist on Enceladus, and Hubble researchers reported additional evidence of …

Nasa says Saturn’s moon Enceladus has the potential for ocean life
7 years, 11 months ago

Nasa says Saturn’s moon Enceladus has the potential for ocean life

Live Mint  

Dallas: All of us can thank water for helping life emerge from the remnants of the big bang. Nasa announced on Thursday that a subsurface ocean has been detected on Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, with hydrogen pouring into it from hydrothermal activity on the sea floor. “It would be like a candy store for microbes.” Researchers using Hubble also …

Extra-terrestrial life more likely after NASA discovery about Saturn's moon Enceladus
7 years, 11 months ago

Extra-terrestrial life more likely after NASA discovery about Saturn's moon Enceladus

ABC  

The likelihood of one of Saturn's moons harbouring life has received a huge boost, thanks to a new discovery made by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Key points: Research finds key elements for life to exist on Saturn's moon Enceladus Cassini spacecraft used to collect data from icy plumes Researchers want to return to determine if life is present The probe has …

NASA reveals Enceladus has 'the chemical energy for life'
7 years, 11 months ago

NASA reveals Enceladus has 'the chemical energy for life'

Daily Mail  

NASA hailed a ‘new frontier’ last night after revealing some of the strongest evidence yet that alien life may exist. Hunt for alien life is set to begin on Enceladus, Saturn’s sixth largest moon, after Cassini’s deepest ever dive into its cracks found hydrogen gas WHAT THEY FOUND During its deepest-ever dive into a plume from cracks in Enceladus’ ice-covered …

Saturn’s moon Enceladus might have the right elements to sustain Earth-like life
7 years, 11 months ago

Saturn’s moon Enceladus might have the right elements to sustain Earth-like life

LA Times  

Los Angeles Times On its deepest dive through the spray that shoots up from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft picked up signs of molecular hydrogen and carbon dioxide — two ingredients that feed many microbes living around hydrothermal vents on Earth. But Waite and his colleagues used the onboard mass spectrometer to study the plumes, and discovered molecular …

Saturn’s moon Enceladus might have the right elements to sustain Earth-like life
7 years, 11 months ago

Saturn’s moon Enceladus might have the right elements to sustain Earth-like life

LA Times  

The best chances of finding extraterrestrial life might lie within the water-rich moons in our own solar system. On its deepest dive through the spray that shoots up from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft picked up signs of molecular hydrogen — an ingredient that, coupled with carbon dioxide, feeds many microbes living around hydrothermal vents on the bottom …

Enceladus: NASA to conduct 'deepest ever' flyby of Saturn moon to investigate ocean's habitability
9 years, 5 months ago

Enceladus: NASA to conduct 'deepest ever' flyby of Saturn moon to investigate ocean's habitability

ABC  

NASA is planning to sample an extraterrestrial ocean to find out whether it could be habitable. The space agency said its Cassini spacecraft will fly through an icy plume spurting from Saturn's moon Enceladus. Last month, NASA said Cassini had discovered a global ocean beneath Enceladus' icy surface and a plume of ice, water vapour and organic molecules spraying from …

Cassini Enceladus flyby: Saturn's moon to be examined for the 'ingredients of life' as spacecraft flys through huge spray of ice
9 years, 5 months ago

Cassini Enceladus flyby: Saturn's moon to be examined for the 'ingredients of life' as spacecraft flys through huge spray of ice

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Curt Niebur, Cassini programme scientist at the American space agency Nasa's headquarters in Washington DC, said: …

Hunt for Life on Saturnian Moon Heats Up
15 years, 9 months ago

Hunt for Life on Saturnian Moon Heats Up

Wired  

The plumes of gas and ice shooting from the south pole of the Saturnian moon Enceladus contain sodium salts, which is the best evidence so far that the satellite harbors a liquid water ocean. "Those salty grains provide our current best smoking gun pointing to present-day liquid water near the surface of Enceladus," space scientist John Spencer of the Southwest …

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