Enceladus: A second genesis of life at Saturn?

Published: Dec. 14, 2015, 8:30 p.m.

Discovery invites you on a mission to the most intriguing body in the solar system \u2013 Saturn\u2019s moon Enceladus. It\u2019s a small icy world with gigantic geysers, blasting water into space at supersonic speeds. It\u2019s also become the most promising place among the planets to search for extra-terrestrial life. These astonishing discoveries come from Nasa\u2019s Cassini mission to Saturn launched 18 years ago and still underway. The BBC\u2019s Jonathan Amos talks to scientists who have been at the centre of the unfolding story of Enceladus and those who want to return to answer the great question which it poses.

(Photo: Enceladus. Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI)