• TimeSquirrel@kbin.social
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      life needs light

      Sea floor extremophiles: exist

      Enceladus’ core likely interacts with the ocean through hydrothermal vents, similar to structures found on Earth’s ocean floor. These vents are believed to have played a role in the origin of life on our planet.

      There are lifeforms on Earth that still live off these vents.

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        Right, life needs energy. On earth, that’s most often from sunlight, but there are magma vent extremophiles using heat, and there are fungi that use nuclear radiation.