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New Organic Molecules Found on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

New Organic Molecules Found on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

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The discovery of complex organic molecules in Enceladus's plumes represents a breakthrough that dramatically increases the moon's potential for harboring life. These fresh samples, just minutes old from the subsurface ocean, prove complex chemistry is actively occurring beneath the ice. All signals are green for life on Enceladus.

Finding organic molecules doesn't prove life exists on Enceladus, and methane emissions can result from geological processes rather than biological ones. Even discovering no life would be significant since it raises questions about why organisms aren't present despite seemingly favorable conditions. The evidence remains inconclusive.


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