Earth Microbes Survive Simulated Conditions of Saturn Moon’s Ocean
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After decades of searching for life in our solar system, new studies show something we didn't expect. Enceladus, the icy moon of Saturn, shows that some microbes from the depths of Earth's oceans could not only survive, but also reproduce in an environment like that of […]
The search for extraterrestrial life forms sometimes holds fascinating surprises. Under the ice crust of Encelade, Saturn's moon, lies a vast ocean of salted liquid water. Recently, scientists have reproduced this hostile environment in the laboratory. Their results show that bacteria from our planet proliferate perfectly. Such a revelation does not confirm ... Read more The article Terrestrial microbes survive the extreme conditions of the ocea…
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Research led by Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, shows that a terrestrial micro-organism can grow and generate methane in conditions that reproduce the extreme chemistry of the underground ocean of Saturn's Enceladus moon, even with a pH of up to 11. The result does not show that life exists on the satellite, but expands the known conditions under which a microbial metabolism could function outside the Earth.
Two new studies are boosting scientific interest in Enceladus, Saturn's icy moon, as one of the most promising worlds for the search for extraterrestrial life.More...
Terrestrial organisms could survive under the icy cover of Saturn's moon Enceladus in its deep ocean, according to an experiment by Berlin scientists who tried to mimic the conditions there as closely as possible.
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