Food for microbes found on Enceladus
Hydrogen in plume suggests hydrothermal activity on Saturnian moon
![Enceladus’ plume](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/041217_AY_enceladus_main.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
FINDING FOOD A deep dive into Enceladus’ plume, shown here in an artist’s illustration, reveals that the moon harbors molecular hydrogen. On Earth, the gas serves as a food source for some microbes, suggesting life could exist on Enceladus, too.
JPL-Caltech/NASA