Tag: geysers
Europa Clipper: The Moon Mission Making Waves
Astrobiologists hope this mission will help answer a couple of big questions in astrobiology.
Enceladus as a Habitability Test
High up on the astrobiologists’ bucket list for further exploration is a little moon of Saturn. How lively could it be at Enceladus?
Intelligent Design and Planetary Timing
Enceladus is an especially fascinating case. Nearly 100 geysers of water ice are currently jetting out of its south pole at supersonic speed.
Natural and Artificial Nuclear Reactors: Evidence of Purpose in Energy Production?
In 1972 French physicists discovered that natural nuclear fission reactors were in operation about two billion years ago in Oklo, Gabon in Africa.