Hydrogen in Saturn moon’s ice plumes may support microbial life

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Ice plumes shooting into space from Saturn’s ocean-bearing moon Enceladus contain hydrogen from Ice plumes shooting into space from Saturn’s ocean-bearing moon Enceladus contain hydrogen from hydrothermal vents, an environment that some scientists believe led to the rise of life on Earth…

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Several moons orbiting Jupiter and Saturn are known to contain underground oceans, but Enceladus is the only one where scientists have found proof of an energy source for life.