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Enceladus

Private mission may get us back to Enceladus sooner than NASA

22 November 2017

Russian billionaire Yuri Milner is considering privately funding a mission to Enceladus, one of the prime places to search for life in our solar system
Enceladus’s hot, gritty core may cook up ingredients for life

Enceladus’s hot, gritty core may cook up ingredients for life

6 November 2017

Saturn’s moon Enceladus seems to have a sandy core that warms water passing between the grains. This heating could help create conditions that are right for life

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