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Tereza Pultarova

Saturn's moon Enceladus is blasting a plume of water 6,000 miles high. Could life be lurking under its icy shell?

a plume of water shooting out of a small moon

The James Webb Space Telescope has found a 6,000 mile-long plume of water squirting into space from Saturn's tiny, ice-covered moon Enceladus, creating a massive watery cloud in the ringed planet's orbit.

Saturn's moon Enceladus is one of the likeliest places in the solar system that might harbor extraterrestrial life. The new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observation suggests that the grand telescope may play a role in helping scientists to decide whether and how best to look for it.

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