Scientists Discover New Bacteria At The Depth Of The Sea That Can Prove Alien Existence

Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria that thrives in hot water bursts at sea depths. (photo: dock. unpslash)

JAKARTA - Scientists have discovered new bacteria species that thrive in hot water bursts at sea depths, surviving in the same conditions as the moons on Planets Jupiter and Saturn.

On the Moon, Europa and Enceladus can be found on their ice shells and most likely have hot springs similar to those found in the waters of the Earth's oceans.

This new bacterial species called Sulfurimonas pluma, has been found to thrive in oxygen-rich water hundreds of meters from volcanic holes at the bottom of Earth's oceans.

Sulfurimonas pluma has undergone a unique genetic change that allows it to adapt to various environments in the Earth's oceans.

Bacteria belong to the family of organisms which have so far only been known from volcanic holes on the seabed, because they cannot tolerate high levels of oxygen in water elsewhere.

So scientists were surprised to find a new member, smaller than his relative. Trusted by astronomers, these observations could enhance their understanding of alien life forms in the planet's moons.

"It's great joy to see that this microorganisms is not only abundant but also very active in the feathers," said a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Germany, Massimiliano Morari as well as the lead study author.

Scientists discovered organisms primarily use hydrogen to reproduce, thanks to genetic changes that make bacteria able to gain energy from many sources.

That's why it's seen a lot near hydrogen-rich holes on the ocean floor as well as thousands of kilometers of oxygen-rich bursts. They found organisms, especially using hydrogen to reproduce and grow everywhere, as stated in a paper published March 9 in the journal Nature Microbiology.

"This has never been observed before in an environment like this," said Morari.

Most of the microbial growth occurs at a stage where a team of scientists finds many Sulfurimonas pluma in water samples collected from Arctic and Antarctic oceans.

The results of recent studies show that microbes can survive in all parts of the hydrothermal plume in Earth's global oceans, as quoted by Space, Tuesday, March 21.

Previously, they said the Month of Enceladus may be the main candidate for the existence of a sign of life in outer space.

Observations made by NASA's Cassini mission ending in 2017, show the small moon contains an ocean covered with ice erupting into space, forming clumps containing most of the basic ingredients of life.

This ventilation is similar to where these new bacteria develop. Scientists hope the organism will be detected by future missions such as NASA's Europa Clipper by 2024 to study Europa and Enceladus Orbilander's habitability which will hunt for signs of life on the lunar surface.