Alien Life Can Survive on This Tiny Moon—We Just Need to Go Find It
Here are the studies this week that sailed alien seas, beat the heat, went retro, and got caught in the food web.First, scientists make the case that Saturn’s moon Enceladus could resolve one of humanity’s greatest questions—are we alone in the universe?—if only we would just send a spacecraft there already. Aliens in the moon mistHelmbrecht, Vanessa et al. “Enceladus-like geochemistry fuels methanogenesis under extreme CO2 limitation.” Science Advances.Postberg, Frank, Zou, Zenghui et al.
- ▪Here are the studies this week that sailed alien seas, beat the heat, went retro, and got caught in the food web.First, scientists make the case that Saturn’s moon Enceladus could resolve one of humanity’s greatest questions—are we alone in
- ▪Aliens in the moon mistHelmbrecht, Vanessa et al.
- ▪“Enceladus-like geochemistry fuels methanogenesis under extreme CO2 limitation.” Science Advances.Postberg, Frank, Zou, Zenghui et al.
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| Publication time | Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:59:39 GMT |
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Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that sailed alien seas, beat the heat, went retro, and got caught in the food web.First, scientists make the case that Saturn’s moon Enceladus could resolve one of humanity’s greatest questions—are we alone in the universe?—if only we would just send a spacecraft there already. Then: an amoeba in hot water, a backwards-ass planet, and the prandial ouroboros we call life on Earth.As always, for more of my work, check out my book First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens, or subscribe to my personal newsletter the BeX Files. Aliens in the moon mistHelmbrecht, Vanessa et al. “Enceladus-like geochemistry fuels methanogenesis under extreme CO2 limitation.” Science Advances.Postberg, Frank, Zou, Zenghui et al.
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