The James Webb Space Telescope, perched millions of kilometers from Earth, has opened a window to Enceladus’s secrets. Enceladus Welcome to Saturn’s mesmerizing moon, Enceladus. Hidden beneath its icy exterior lies a captivating secret—a subsurface ocean, a potential haven for life.
Enceladus, an “ocean world” in our celestial neighborhood, offers a rare opportunity to seek extraterrestrial life. Its salty ocean, shielded by a frozen shell, might just harbor living organisms sustained by the mysterious energy of hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor.
But how do we unravel this cosmic enigma?