The Secrets of the Universe | NASA Just Confirmed: All Life Elements Found on Saturn's Moon Enceladus @TheSecretsoftheUniverse | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
NASA has made a stunning discovery on the icy moon of Saturn, Enceladus. From the Cassini data, they have discovered that the moon is spewing out phosphorus, one of the key chemical elements required for the existence of life. And possibly, the phosphorus concentration in the subsurface oceans of Enceladus is hundreds of times higher than in Earth’s oceans. With this, all the major chemical elements required for claiming habitability have now been found on the moon. This discovery has made Enceladus the most promising place where life could exist in the solar system beyond Earth.
So, how did NASA make this exciting discovery? Why is phosphorus considered to be a key ingredient of life? Finally, and most importantly, how will this discovery impact our course of future missions to Saturn?
The 67th episode of the Sunday Discovery Series answers all these questions in detail.
All Episodes Of The Series: bit.ly/369kG4p
Basics of Astrophysics series: bit.ly/3xII54M
REFERENCES:
NASA Press Release: bit.ly/3Nh5c0h
Research Paper: bit.ly/3XT8Hi5
Created By: Rishabh Nakra
Written & Researched By: Simran Buttar
Narrated By: Brian Pederson
Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:13 Spotlight
3:43 A Promise of Chemistry
6:35 Enceladus is Alive!
NASA has made a stunning discovery on the icy moon of Saturn, Enceladus. From the Cassini data, they have discovered that the moon is spewing out phosphorus, one of the key chemical elements required for the existence of life. And possibly, the phosphorus concentration in the subsurface oceans of Enceladus is hundreds of times higher than in Earth’s oceans. With this, all the major chemical elements required for claiming habitability have now been found on the moon. This discovery has made Enceladus the most promising place where life could exist in the solar system beyond Earth.
So, how did NASA make this exciting discovery? Why is phosphorus considered to be a key ingredient of life? Finally, and most importantly, how will this discovery impact our course of future missions to Saturn?
The 67th episode of the Sunday Discovery Series answers all these questions in detail.
All Episodes Of The Series: bit.ly/369kG4p
Basics of Astrophysics series: bit.ly/3xII54M
REFERENCES:
NASA Press Release: bit.ly/3Nh5c0h
Research Paper: bit.ly/3XT8Hi5
Created By: Rishabh Nakra
Written & Researched By: Simran Buttar
Narrated By: Brian Pederson
Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:13 Spotlight
3:43 A Promise of Chemistry
6:35 Enceladus is Alive!
