Webb Telescope Observes Massive Water Plume Erupting from Saturn's Moon Enceladus

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a 6,000 mile-long plume of frozen water erupting from the Saturnian moon Enceladus. The water plume is more than 20 times the size of the moon and is thought to be drawn through cracks known as "Tiger Stripes" in Enceladus’ icy shell from the global subsurface ocean that is theorised to exist beneath. The global ocean moons of Saturn and Jupiter are considered to be amongst the most promising places to find extraterrestrial life in our solar system. The JWST is scheduled to capture more data on the plume next year.