New Organic Molecules Found In Old Cassini Data

New Organic Molecules Found In Old Cassini Data
By Andy Tomaswick (https://ift.tt/Xly6UPK)

Enceladus’ ice continues to get more and more intriguing as researchers continue to unlock more secrets taken from a probe over ten years ago. When Cassini crashed into Saturn in 2017, it ended a 13 year sojourn that is still producing new research papers today. A recent one in Nature Astronomy from the researchers at the Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Stuttgart found hints of organic molecules discovered for the first time on the icy moon, some of which could serve as precursors to even more advanced biomolecules.

October 2, 2025 at 11:56PM
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