Enceladus' Plumes Are Half Ice

Recent investigations have determined that ice particles make up for more than half of contents inside the plumes that come out of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The discovery questions previous knowledge, which held that only about ten to 20 percent of the plumes were ice, with the rest being... [ read more >> ]

Researchers have upped their estimates of the proportion of ice in Enceladus's plume

Image comment: Researchers have upped their estimates of the proportion of ice in Enceladus's plume
Image credits: NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute

Researchers have upped their estimates of the proportion of ice in Enceladus's plume