The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Saturn's moon Enceladus as a key target in its Voyage 2050 plan, focusing on the potential for life on the icy moon.

Enceladus is considered a prime candidate for habitability studies due to its warm, salty ocean under an icy crust and active plumes containing water and complex chemicals.

A team of experts has evaluated the mission's feasibility, highlighting the promise of Enceladus over other ocean moons in the Solar System.

The groundbreaking mission, slated for launch in the early 2040s, will aim to analyze samples from Enceladus' plumes for signs of life, using an onboard laboratory.

Success in detecting biosignatures on Enceladus could establish the ESA as a leader in planetary science and advance our understanding of exomoon habitability.