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Microbes May Thrive On Enceladus, Geysers Could Reveal Them
Original: Microbes Could Thrive Inside Enceladus And Its Geysers Could Help Us Find Them
Scientists suggest Saturn's icy moon Enceladus could host microbial life, and that plumes of water erupting from beneath its surface offer a way to detect it. The geysers blast material from a subsurface ocean into space, meaning a spacecraft could potentially sample it without drilling through the ice, keeping hopes alive in the search for life beyond Earth.
Why now: Renewed interest in the search for extraterrestrial life and discussions of future missions to Enceladus
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