NASA’s Cassini mission data revealed that organic compounds which form amino acids, the building blocks of life, have been detected in the plumes bursting from Saturn’s ocean-bearing moon Enceladus. The identified organics had first dissolved in Enceladus’ ocean, NASA revealed. The molecules, condensed onto the ice grains, were determined to be nitrogen and oxygen-bearing compounds.
Compounds behind building blocks of life found on Saturn’s moon
