Could stuff be living on Saturn's moon?

Are we alone in the Universe? It's surely one of the biggest questions out there. In our first episode of 2026 we chat to Dr Carly Howett, Associate Professor of Space Instrumentation in Oxford's Department of Physics. Specialising in the study of the 'icy worlds' found in our outer Solar System, Carly explains why she thinks one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, could be a prime candidate for life, and shares the latest updates on how we might find it.

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Could stuff be living on Saturn's moon? is an episode from Oxford Sparks Big Questions by Fiona Jones.

This episode is 12:22 long.

This episode was published on Jan 14, 2026.

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