Sooyu can actually think about it like the microbes that live on your teeth. They're coating the rock and extracting energy from it through sea water or sea ice. And they just absorb it thoughso they bring it into their cell and crate energy. So if life exists in those environments, we can study,. as julie does, the metabolisms, the way in which they feed off the rocks. We can then see whether or not, some day, with our robotic vehicles, whether or not life exists.
What are the oceans like on Enceladus? Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the oceans of other planets in the search for alien life with planetary scientist Kevin Hand, oceanographer Julie Huber, and comedians, Eugene Mirman, Ellie Kemper, and John Mulaney!
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