NASA's snake-like robot to search for life on Saturn's moon

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing a snake-like robot called the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) for a space mission to Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. EELS is designed to slither through vents on Enceladus' surface to get into the ocean below, where it's believed there is a liquid ocean under the ice. The robot is undergoing extensive testing and is equipped with technology that allows it to capture the world in 3D and send real-time video to operators. The launch date for EELS has not yet been announced, but researchers hope to finalize the EELS concept by fall 2024.