As Ukrinform reports, this is stated in the press release of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

“Previously, we discovered that the ocean of Enceladus is rich in various organic compounds. But now this new result shows a clear chemical signature of significant amounts of phosphorus salts in icy particles launched into space by jets from the small moon (Saturn – ed.). Germany, who led the study. “This is the first time this important element has been detected in an ocean other than Earth,” said planetary scientist Frank Postberg of the Free University of Berlin in Berlin.

It is stated that phosphorus, which is the least common among the essential elements required for biological processes, has not yet been discovered outside of Earth.

This chemical element is an important material for DNA that makes up chromosomes and carries genetic information.

It is also found in the bones, cell membranes, and plankton of ocean-dwelling mammals. Phosphorus is also an essential part of the energy-carrying molecules found in all life on Earth. Without it, life would be impossible.

As reported by Ukrinform, a group of astronomers from Texas A&M University (USA) have discovered the earliest known examples of complex organic molecules in the universe using the James Webb telescope.