Blog 8 – Beyond Saturn

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There is likely a subsurface ocean on Enceladus! Enceladus is the sixth moon of Saturn and is the brightest world in the solar system. This world is small and icy, which lead scientists to believe it was geologically dead, as most small, icy worlds tend to be. However, it was discovered geyser-like jets spew water vapor and ice particles from an underground ocean beneath the icy crust of Enceladus. The evidence of salt-water on this world gives us hope for life beyond Saturn. If there is water on this world, it is worth searching it for signs of life. While we still haven’t found any signs of life beyond our home planet Earth, discoveries such as these make the prospect all the more exciting, and all the more possible!!