The last vital ingredient for life has been discovered on Enceladus
Phosphorus, though rare on Earth’s surface, may be abundant on other worlds
![Enceladus, the moon of Saturn, shown partly illuminated against the backdrop of space](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/121522_no_Enceladus-phosphate_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Phosphorus is a limiting nutrient for life here on Earth, but it may abound in the underground ocean of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus (pictured).
JPL/NASA, Space Science Institute