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Geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus may not come from its underground ocean
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Mission concept proposes sampling Enceladus's subsurface ocean
How can we explore Saturn's moon, Enceladus, to include its surface and subsurface ocean, with the goal of potentially ...
Geysers on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus may form from a 'mushy zone'
Searching for life on other celestial bodies, or at the very least the necessary components to support it, has been ...
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A Tiny Jumping Robot for Exploring Enceladus
The palm-sized spring-loaded jumping robot has gone from barely being able to chain together a few open-loop jumps to ...
How Antarctica’s Most Extreme Volcano Sustains A Hidden Ecosystem—A Biologist Explains
Sandwiched between the freezing cold of Earth’s coldest continent and the warmth of its southernmost active volcano, the ...
‘Enceladus’ hidden secret’: Saturn’s icy moon may hold life but its water jets aren’t what we thought
Saturn’s moon Enceladus may hide life, but its geysers might not erupt from a deep ocean. Instead, salty ice pockets melt ...
These 7 Wild Concepts Are in the Running For NASA’s Next Big Mission
The document builds on the academies' decadal survey, outlining recommended missions for NASA's next New Frontiers program.
A Rare 7-Planet Alignment Is Happening This Week. How to See the 'Parade of Planets'
February’s planetary alignment will bring seven planets in our solar system (outside of Earth) into view for the last time in ...
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Leaping robots, fusion satellites and more! New NASA-funded studies could someday 'change the possible'
"From developing small robots that could swim through the oceans of other worlds to growing space habitats from fungi, this ...
If it moves, it’s probably alive: Searching for life on other planets
To solve that problem, a team of German researchers at the Technical University in Berlin figured that, instead of having a ...
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Searching for Life: Uncovering Extremophiles and Potential Extraterrestrial Existence
The search for extraterrestrial life extends beyond Mars to include moons like Europa and Enceladus, which might harbor life-sustaining conditions. Discoveries such as extremophiles on Earth, capable ...
Life without oxygen: The mysterious microbes thriving in the Lost City beneath the waves
The Lost City, found in 2000 near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, is a deep-sea ecosystem with towering limestone formations ...