Enceladus: A Saturnian Moon With Potential for LifeEnceladus, one of Saturn's many moons, holds promise in the ongoing search for extraterrestrial life. This icy moon harbors a vast liquid water ocean beneath its surface, a key ingredient for life as we know it.Cassini, a collaborative mission between space agencies, revealed Enceladus' secrets during its exploration of Saturn from 2004 to 2017. Cassini discovered geysers erupting at the moon's south pole, spewing ice grains and water vapor from
Right, life needs energy. On earth, that’s most often from sunlight, but there are magma vent extremophiles using heat, and there are fungi that use nuclear radiation.