
Enceladus’s Hydrothermal Vents Could Revolutionize the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Evidence mounts that Saturn's icy moon harbors active hydrothermal vents, making it one of the hottest places to look for life beyond Earth
Frank Postberg directs the evaluation of the mass spectra from Cassini's Cosmic Dust Analyzer. Similarly at home in planetary science, physics and chemistry, he is active both at Heidelberg University and at the University of Stuttgart in Germany, where he studies cosmic dust and icy moons. Credit: Nick Higgins
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