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flag Heat from Saturn’s moon Enceladus reveals a stable, active ocean with potential for life.

flag Heat escaping from Enceladus, Saturn’s moon, indicates a stable subsurface ocean and ongoing geological activity, driven by tidal forces from Saturn. flag Data from NASA’s Cassini mission show heat emission not only at the south pole—where plumes of water vapor and organic material erupt—but also from the north pole, suggesting a uniformly heated ocean. flag This stability over long timescales, along with hydrothermal activity and chemical energy sources, makes Enceladus a leading candidate in the search for extraterrestrial life. flag Future missions by NASA and the European Space Agency aim to study the plumes directly.

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