Astronomers have made a shock discovery that Saturn's moon Mimas seems to have a liquid ocean beneath its surface, potentially redefining our search for life on alien moons.
NASASaturn’s moon Enceladus has long been one of the most compelling worlds in the solar system for scientists to study. Underneath its icy shell lies a salty liquid ocean that researchers think is a bonafide chemical lab that houses the ingredients needed for biological life to form and thrive.Much of this, of course, has been wishful thinking. Sure, there have been detections of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur—five of the six essential ingredients needed for life. The presence o
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ocean on it. it s where we came from. and now we found it. this is a holy grail of planetary astronomy. a planet with a liquid ocean. jon: this thing is five times the size of earth so the gravitational forces would mean your average male would weigh almost a thousand pounds. it s not like you ll be walking around on there. there is always a draw back. you lose those pounds after christmas, then you re gaining weight when you visit this tropical planet. we find a new planet, every three or four days we identify a new planet with our satellites and telescopes. jon: the keffler satellite is part of the reason for this discovery. we believe out of 20 stars one of the stars will have an earth-like planet, one in 20. jon: wow. and they are finding new ones every day. that s right when you look at the night sky you will wonder whether anyone is looking back