geysers of enceladus
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…
Will Enceladus finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why the planet Mars could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? There is evidence…
Solar System Tours: Plumes of Enceladus
“We’re coming up on the plumes!” The co-pilot announced over the intercom. The other six passengers and I took our…
The Raw Materials for Amino Acids – Which are the Raw Materials for Life – Were Found in the Geysers Coming out of Enceladus
According to a recent study, Enceladus' plumes may contain the building blocks of amino acids, which are the building blocks…
Warm Poles Suggest Enceladus’ Liquid Water Near Surface
One of the biggest surprises from the Cassini mission to Saturn has been the discovery of active geysers at the…
Images from Enceladus ‘Plume Dive’ Courtesy of Cassini
Oh, to hitch a ride aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft this week. The Saturn orbiting sentinel recently completed an amazing series…
Scientists Discover 101 Geysers Erupting at Saturn’s Intriguing Icy Moon Enceladus
Scientists analyzing the reams of data from NASA’s Cassini orbiter at Saturn have discovered 101 geysers erupting from the intriguing…