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Enceladus Water Plume (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Tammanytiger@beehaw.org to c/space@beehaw.org

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The moon Enceladus has been pretty active recently! The moon of Saturn ejected a large amount of water from its sub-surface ocean, which was caught by the James Webb Telescope.

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[–] Tammanytiger@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if anything lives under the icy surface? I doubt it would be life such as fish, but microbial life may be possible.

[–] Spacebar@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Right now there is a planned 2050 landing mission for Enceladus. I wish it were sooner!