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ESA Targets Enceladus in Quest for Alien Life
9/28/2025
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- European Space Agency (ESA) plans a mission to Saturn's moon Enceladus to assess its life potential under Voyage 2050.
- Enceladus shows plumes of water ice, signaling geological activity and a subsurface ocean.
- The design includes an orbiter and a lander; studies cite two Ariane 6 launches.
- Approval must come at the November ESA ministerial in Bremen to define the mission.
