Image courtesy of NASA)
Scientists have discovered complex molecules in the gas and vapor plumes
escaping from Enceladus's icy core — and some say one of them, hydrogen
cyanide, is a precursor for life.
“On Earth, hydrogen cyanide is
toxic to most organisms. But scientists believe it played an important role in
the early origin of life, potentially serving as a precursor molecule in the evolution of amino acids — the building blocks of
proteins required for life.”
“Encelaudus has
intrigued astrobiologists since 2005, when NASA's Cassini probe detected jets
of gas and icy crystals erupting from cryovolcanoes near its south pole.”
So this by no means confirms the presence of life, for evolutionists does
strengthen the case for it on Enceladus.
Source:
Joanna Thompson. 2023.
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