NASA has discovered evidence of life’s key ingredients and chemical energy source on Enceladus, one of Saturn’s icy moons.
Research also points to the existence of an ocean beneath the icy crust of the moon Enceladus, with a powerful source of chemical energy.
This source of energy can be a number of organic compounds, intended to support life and maintain it.
This is considered evidence for the possibility of extraterrestrial life on Enceladus.
Enceladus is the sixth largest moon of Saturn. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1789.
Before 1980 (when the two Voyager spacecraft flew by Enceladus), little was known about Enceladus other than the fact that there was water on the surface of this satellite.
Enceladus is about 500km in diameter, 1/10 the size of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.