Methane on Saturn's moon Enceladus may be produced by microbes

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Scientists have long-thought that the icy world of Saturn's moon Enceladus could possibly play host to microbial life within the subsurface ocean, which is hidden under a shell of ice. Now, thanks to some new Earthly research published this week in the journal Nature Communications, researchers have a little more proof that microbes could potentially thrive in that ocean's briny water. Mashable reached out to School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences' Jennifer Glass for comments.

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College of Sciences, EAS

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Life Sciences and Biology
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Enceladus, methane, jennifer glass, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences
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  • Created By: A. Maureen Rouhi
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 28, 2018 - 5:34pm
  • Last Updated: Feb 28, 2018 - 5:36pm