Enceladus

Researchers Practice Searching for Life on Enceladus, in the Arctic OceanResearchers Practice Searching for Life on Enceladus, in the Arctic Ocean

Researchers Practice Searching for Life on Enceladus, in the Arctic Ocean

When searching for alien life, it’s not unusual to use Earth as a test bed for theories and even practice…

1 week ago
Could Comets have Delivered the Building Blocks of Life to “Ocean Worlds” like Europa, Enceladus, and Titan too?Could Comets have Delivered the Building Blocks of Life to “Ocean Worlds” like Europa, Enceladus, and Titan too?

Could Comets have Delivered the Building Blocks of Life to “Ocean Worlds” like Europa, Enceladus, and Titan too?

Throughout Earth's history, the planet's surface has been regularly impacted by comets, meteors, and the occasional large asteroid. While these…

5 months ago
Planetary Protection: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?Planetary Protection: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?

Planetary Protection: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?

Universe Today has recently investigated a plethora of scientific disciplines, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets,…

8 months ago
Cryovolcanism: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?Cryovolcanism: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?

Cryovolcanism: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?

Universe Today has had the privilege of spending the last several months venturing into a multitude of scientific disciplines, including…

8 months ago
Testing a Probe that Could Drill into an Ice WorldTesting a Probe that Could Drill into an Ice World

Testing a Probe that Could Drill into an Ice World

I remember reading about an audacious mission to endeavour to drill through the surface ice of Europa, drop in a…

10 months ago
A Single Grain of Ice Could Hold Evidence of Life on Europa and EnceladusA Single Grain of Ice Could Hold Evidence of Life on Europa and Enceladus

A Single Grain of Ice Could Hold Evidence of Life on Europa and Enceladus

The Solar System's icy ocean moons are primary targets in our search for life. Missions to Europa and Enceladus will…

10 months ago
What Can We Learn Flying Through the Plumes at Enceladus?What Can We Learn Flying Through the Plumes at Enceladus?

What Can We Learn Flying Through the Plumes at Enceladus?

In the next decade, space agencies will expand the search for extraterrestrial life beyond Mars, where all of our astrobiology…

11 months ago
How Warm Are the Oceans on the Icy Moons? The Ice Thickness Provides a Clue.How Warm Are the Oceans on the Icy Moons? The Ice Thickness Provides a Clue.

How Warm Are the Oceans on the Icy Moons? The Ice Thickness Provides a Clue.

Scientists are discovering that more and more Solar System objects have warm oceans under icy shells. The moons Enceladus and…

11 months ago
Fly Slowly Through Enceladus' Plumes to Detect LifeFly Slowly Through Enceladus' Plumes to Detect Life

Fly Slowly Through Enceladus' Plumes to Detect Life

Enceladus is blasting water into space from the jets at its southern pole. This makes it the ideal place to…

1 year ago
Europa and Enceladus are the Perfect Targets for a Lightsail MissionEuropa and Enceladus are the Perfect Targets for a Lightsail Mission

Europa and Enceladus are the Perfect Targets for a Lightsail Mission

There's always a need for new technologies or for novel uses of existing technologies to lower the cost of space…

1 year ago