Legion2213
04-Apr-2014, 09:56 AM
The evidence for an "ocean" of water under the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus appears to be overwhelming.
The little world has excited scientists ever since jets of icy material were seen squirting into space from a striped region at its south pole.
Now, exquisite measurements using Nasa's Cassini probe as it flew over the moon have allowed researchers to detect the water's gravitational signal.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26872184
Another candidate for life in our own solar system...if we can get to these places and even find the most simple microbes, it will be incredible to think a bit further about how the Universe could be absolutely teeming with life (simple life, but life).
Hurry up and invent some kind of FTL you lazy science bods! We need to get out there and start nosing around! :)
The little world has excited scientists ever since jets of icy material were seen squirting into space from a striped region at its south pole.
Now, exquisite measurements using Nasa's Cassini probe as it flew over the moon have allowed researchers to detect the water's gravitational signal.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26872184
Another candidate for life in our own solar system...if we can get to these places and even find the most simple microbes, it will be incredible to think a bit further about how the Universe could be absolutely teeming with life (simple life, but life).
Hurry up and invent some kind of FTL you lazy science bods! We need to get out there and start nosing around! :)