Hydrothermal Vents

Geochemical systems on the seafloor where heat and water drive chemical reactions.

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Space Enceladus: Cassini Finds New Life-Clues

Enceladus: Cassini Finds New Life-Clues
A fresh analysis of Cassini’s ice-grain samples reveals freshly ejected organic intermediates and strengthens the case for hydrothermal chemistry in Enceladus’s subsurface ocean —…