Supercomputer Breakthrough Exposes Enceladus’s Hidden Ocean

Supercomputer breakthrough exposes Enceladus’s hidden ocean

From Cassini’s awe-inspiring flybys to cutting-edge simulations, scientists are decoding the secrets of Enceladus’s geysers. Supercomputer models show the icy moon’s plumes lose less mass than expected, refining our understanding of its mysterious interior. These discoveries could shape future missions that may one day explore its subsurface ocean—and perhaps even detect life below the ice.

Detection of organic compounds in freshly ejected ice grains from Enceladus’s ocean

Saturn’s moon Enceladus ejects a plume of ice grains and gases originating from a subsurface ocean via fractures near its south pole. The chemical characterization of organic material in such ice grains was previously conducted via the analysis of mass spectra obtained in Saturn’s E ring by Cassini’s Cosmic Dust Analyzer at impact speeds below 12 km s−1. Here we present a comprehensive chemical analysis of organic-bearing ice grains sampled dire…

Enceladus Ocean: Supercomputer Reveals Hidden Depths

Archyde Enceladus’s Secrets Unveiled: Supercomputer Simulations Bring Us Closer to Finding Life Beyond Earth For decades, scientists have suspected that Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus harbors a hidden ocean beneath its frozen… You can read the full story here: Enceladus Ocean: Supercomputer Reveals Hidden Depths.