March 21, 2008

Saturn’s moon ocean

It seems that the space has some surprises lately for us, another sign of life – please don’t let your mind look for E.T. – in Saturn this time, just in our neighborhood.

Saturn's moon Titan may have a deep, hidden ocean, according to data published in the journal Science.

Radar images from the Cassini-Huygens mission reinforce predictions that a reservoir of liquid water exists beneath the thick crust of ice. If confirmed, it would mean that Titan has two of the key components for life - water and organic molecules.

Currently, three other Solar System objects are suspected of having deep oceans: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of the US space agency (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).

More and more coming the proves that earth is not the only planet with life in the universe. Still the big question remains, is earth the only planet with intelligent life?

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