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Scientists believe the little moon has all the necessary prerequisites for simple forms of life to emerge, as its liquid ocean is sandwiched between a thick shell of ice and a rocky core that provides a source of nutrients. Analysis of Cassini data previously found molecules in the Enceladus plume that might be signatures of life, like methane, carbon, oxygen and phosphorus. 'Scientists are now curious what else might be spreading throughout the solar system with this powerful spray. Just how long has this process been operating at Enceladus? Another note from the article. 'We have never expected this type of emission of water.' 'When we planned this, we thought we were going to see a little bit of water very close to the surface,' Villanueva said.

Although scientists expected to detect water on Enceladus, the result of Webb's first observation of the moon came completely by surprise.

KEPLER SPACE TELESCOPE TORRENT

'The Webb measurements revealed that the water torrent gushes out of the barely 300-mile-wide (500 kilometers) Enceladus at a speed of 79 gallons (360 liters) per second, NASA said in a statement, fast enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool with water in a couple of hours. 'We didn't see them in these measurements, but we are hoping that if things are there, we will be able to detect them in the future,' Villanueva said. Villanueva, however, said that Webb didn't find traces of these molecules during its first look at the intriguing water world. The moon's close proximity to Saturn also means the core is subject to enormous gravitational forces that likely generate heat inside the moon and with it, possibly, the chemical reactions that might help microorganisms to emerge. Analysis of Cassini data previously found molecules in the Enceladus plume that might be signatures of life, like methane, carbon, oxygen and phosphorus. Scientists are now curious what else might be spreading throughout the solar system with this powerful spray. Surprise! Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere Saturn reclaims 'moon king' title with 62 newfound satellites, bringing total to 145 Kepler observed more than a half million stars over the course of its nine years in operation.- Saturn: Everything you need to know about the sixth planet from the sun Besides launching us into the golden age of exoplanets, Kepler has reinvigorated the study of stars. The existence of these compact systems raises questions about how solar systems form: Are these planets “born” close to their parent star, or do they form farther out and migrate in? Solar systems are diverse too! While our own inner solar system has four planets, Kepler found systems with considerably more planets - up to eight - orbiting close to their parent stars. The most common size of planet Kepler found doesn’t exist in our solar system - a world between the size of Earth and Neptune - and we have much to learn about these planets. Kepler has discovered a diversity of planet types, opening our eyes to new possibilities. We still have much to learn about whether any of them could host life. Kepler has shown us our galaxy is teeming with terrestrial-size worlds the most recent analysis of Kepler’s discoveries concludes that 20 to 50 percent of the stars in the sky are likely to have small, possibly rocky planets similar in size to Earth within the habitable zone of their parent stars, where water could pool on the planet surface. Kepler has proven there are more planets than stars in our galaxy - and knowing that revolutionizes our scientific understanding of our place in the cosmos. NASA's Kepler mission revolutionized our scientific understanding of our place in the cosmos by discovering that: The Top Science Results from the Kepler Mission Kepler leaves a legacy of more than 2,600 planet discoveries from outside our solar system, many of which could be promising places for life. After nine years in deep space collecting data that revealed our night sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets even than stars – NASA’s Kepler space telescope was retired.