Updated 10 December 2025 This post continues my previous two posts on Saturn's icy Moon Enceladus which many scientists now believe is the most likely place in the solar system, other than the Earth, to harbour life. and discusses how we might get there Image from NASA There are two possibilities . (a) the… Continue reading How Would We Get to Enceladus ? (a brief overview)
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Enceladus
Enceladus what kind of life ?
As stated in my previous post NASA's Cassini probe has shown that Saturn's moon Enceladus not only has an thin atmosphere, but that volcanoes of water are erupting from its surface into space. Even more remarkable has been its discovery, that these volcanoes contain the raw chemicals which are the building blocks for life. Image from NASA The question which really… Continue reading Enceladus what kind of life ?
Enceladus -Could there be life?
The Science Geek blog, launched in 2014, aims to make scientific topics accessible to non-scientists. Initial posts focus on the potential for life in the Solar System, especially on Mars and Saturn's moon, Enceladus. The blog was relaunched as "Explaining Science" in 2019, accompanied by a YouTube channel.
Explaining Science 