Saturn's moon Enceladus has proven to be one of the most promising candidates in the search for life beyond our own planet.
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Finding
For the first time, phosphorus—which is one of the six crucial ingredients essential to life—has been detected in Enceladus's ocean.
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Previous research
Before this, certain key ingredients essential to life have been found in Enceladus's ocean including carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen.
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Habitability
With the latest finding of phosphorous, Enceladus now contains all the life-supporting elements, serving as further evidence that the moon may be habitable.
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Study
The study estimates that the concentration of phosphorus on Enceladus is at least 500 times greater than the highest known concentrations in Earth's oceans.