The Cassini spacecraft, which explored Saturn and its system of rings and moons for over 13 years, from 2004 to 2017, discovered Enceladus subsurface liquid water. They analysed samples in a plume of ice grains and gases erupting into space from cracks in the moon s icy surface.Data
Scientists found that ice grains on Saturn s satellite Enceladus contain a rich array of minerals and organic compounds including the ingredients for amino acids associated with life.