JWST discovers massive plume erupting from Saturn's moon.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a massive plume of water vapour spraying from Saturn's moon Enceladus, which could contain the chemical ingredients of life. The plume is much larger than previously thought and is a direct link to the potential extraterrestrial ecosystem in Enceladus's subsurface ocean. JWST's sensitive instruments captured faint gas signals around Enceladus, revealing evidence of many chemicals, including water and possibly other compounds that could hint at geological or biological activity in the moon's ocean. Researchers are already planning how to follow up on the discovery, including another project to study Enceladus for six times longer than the first JWST study.