A international team of scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery, finding phosphorus, an essential chemical element for life, locked inside salt-rich ice grains ejected into space from Saturn's moon Enceladus.
James Webb Space Telescope detected mysterious plumes from Enceladus' south pole, suggesting potential for extraterrestrial life due to its liquid ocean's conditions. Read the article to learn more.
In a study released Tuesday, scientists said they used the James Webb Space Telescope to take their first-ever direct look at how the water emissions from Enceladus supply the Saturnian system and its famed rings.
The latest news from space: James Webb Telescope finds water, new initiatives to revive old space telescopes and Beresheet 2 lunar mission loses majority of funding
NASA's Cassini mission data suggests that Saturn's rings are young, possibly only a few hundred million years old, and could disappear in a similar timescale. The rings' mass, purity, and debris accumulation rates indicate their relatively young age and short lifespan. Two studies show that the ring