Saturn, Enceladus
Unveiling the Potential for Extraterrestrial Life on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
Among the impressive tally of 146 confirmed moons circling Saturn, the most intriguing for astrobiologists is undoubtedly Enceladus. This icy satellite hints at the possibility of harboring life, making it a stellar candidate for further exploration.
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Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there
As a planetary scientist and astrobiologist who studies ice grains from Enceladus, I'm interested in whether there is life on this or other icy moons. I also want to understand how scientists like me could detect it.
This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn's northern hemisphere in 2016. This is the Apollo 11 landing site, as imaged by the LROC camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ...
This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows the sun reflecting off Titan's northern methane seas. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. Arizona / Univ. Idaho A conception of Dragonfly zooming ...
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Indian American student explored the legacy left behind by Cassini, a spacecraft that focused on exploring Saturn’s moons ...
NASA partnered with the Open University in the U.K., the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the University of Leipzig in ...
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Local researchers are developing a refueling vehicle to extend the lifespan of spacecraft in Earth's orbit. Southwest Research Institute has won a position on Denver-based Astroscale U.S.'s ...
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