James Webb Telescope Detects Signs of Oceans and Organics on Dwarf Planets

March 25, 2024 by Brian Wang

Dwarf planets Eris and Makemake (out by Pluto) have surfaces bearing methane ice of unknown origin. This ice can provide important insights into the origin and evolution of volatiles in the outer solar system. We probably need to send new probes to the Dwarf planets to conclusively determine if liquid oceans have microbial life. Because …

NASA Finds Evidence Enceladus is More Habitable and More Likely to Have Microbial Life

December 17, 2023 by Brian Wang

Analysis of the Cassini probe data shows evidence for Enceladus habitability a step further. They’ve found strong confirmation of hydrogen cyanide, a molecule that is key to the origin of life. The ocean below the ice of Saturn’s moon holds a powerful source of chemical energy. Unidentified until now, the energy source is in the …