Image: Facing Enceladus
(Phys.org) —A patchwork network of frozen ridges and troughs cover the face of Enceladus, Saturn's most enigmatic of icy moons.
Space Exploration
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Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus could support life—researchers are working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there
Saturn has 146 confirmed moons—more than any other planet in the solar system—but one called Enceladus stands out. It appears to have the ingredients for life.
Astrobiology
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A new collaboration to aid the search for life on distant worlds
A new NASA initiative is embracing a team approach to the problem of finding life on planets around other stars.
Astronomy
Apr 22, 2015
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Capturing the shadow of Saturn's moon Titan from right here on Earth
Titan is Saturn's largest moon, and it is more like a planet than a moon in many respects.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2018
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Digging water channels in mineral stishovite
Stishovite has the same chemical formula as silica quartz (SiO2) but it has much higher density. While SiO2 is abundant on Earth's crust, it is also a major component of basalt, a type of igneous rock that is rich in iron ...
Cassini image: Water world
Although Enceladus and Saturn's rings are largely made up of water ice, they show very different characteristics. The small ring particles are too tiny to retain internal heat and have no way to get warm, so they are frozen ...
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2015
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Image: Enceladus and Saturn's rings
Although Enceladus and Saturn's rings are largely made up of water ice, they show very different characteristics. The small ring particles are too tiny to retain internal heat and have no way to get warm, so they are frozen ...
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2015
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Modeling electrolyte transport in water-rich exoplanets
Oceans on water-rich exoplanets may be enriched with electrolytes, including salts such as sodium chloride, suggests a modeling study published in Nature Communications. The research proposes electrolytes can be transported ...
Planetary Sciences
Jun 22, 2022
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