Cassini Could Find Signs of Life on Enceladus 126
New Scientist reviews the possibility that the Cassini probe might be repurposed to look for signs of life on Saturn's enigmatic moon Enceladus. "[Enceladus' water vapor] plume's origin is still being debated, but some models suggest the moon holds an ocean of liquid water beneath its surface. This ocean could be a potential habitat for extraterrestrial life. ... Though the probe was never designed to look for life, it could do so by studying organic chemicals such as methane in the plume, the team says."
New close-up pictures of Enceladus taken last week (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Just imagine what could be there (Score:5, Informative)
Re:New close-up pictures of Enceladus taken last w (Score:4, Informative)
The original story is at CICLOPS [ciclops.org]. (I spent all day Saturday helping get that stuff together.)