NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus

Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 15, 2023

Scientists have known that the giant plume of ice grains and water vapor spewing from Saturn's moon Enceladus is rich with organic compounds, some of which are important for life as we know it. Now, scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini mission are taking the evidence for habitability a step further: They've found strong confirmation of hydrogen cyanide, a molecule that is key to the ori