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Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there

  • Written by Fabian Klenner, Postdoctoral Scholar in Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells thereScientists could one day find traces of life on Enceladus, an ocean-covered moon orbiting Saturn.NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BY-SA

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.

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