For the first time, astronomers have found life-supporting molecules called phosphates on Enceladus
- Written by: Laura McKemmish, Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
NASA/JPL/Space Science InstituteThe search for habitable conditions beyond Earth has just become more interesting with the discovery of biologically available phosphorus from one of Saturn’s moons. Phosphorus is the most elusive of the six crucial elements needed for life.
In research published today in Nature, data from the Cassini...


















