One of Saturn's smallest moon Enceladus has life

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Would have been the headline if life was actually found there. NASAs Cassini probe has found that underneath a 18 to 24 mile thick sheath of ice is a lake larger than the largest lake on earth. This lake is located on the moons south pole.

Apparently this lake MAY lie on a bed of silicate rocks which may leach organic chemicals into water. Hence this coukd be a nice habitat for life.

In keeping with the current trend in Science and Nature, people are divided if the inhabitants are religious atheists or agnostics.

Source Apr. 4 2014 WSJ

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Two things unclear abt this article

What led scientists to "believe lake on bed of silicates"
Why should silicates (inorganic) leach organics into lake

"Insert your favorite God" knows best.

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^ Jupiter's moon Europa is also thought to have life underneath its ice covered oceans.

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Didn't know that. Thanks bella

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very cool! is there a link?

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lets seed it with a monkey and see if in 10 yrs it has become a human - charles monkwin

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Bunny of piece post over my head. Philosophyyy this from hard copy of the wall street journal ref in post 1. Still old school. Get most news from noospaper.

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The thing is ,does the presence of water or it's any other form including Ice,confirm there is life out there?

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^ presence of water just means life could be there, doesn't confirm it.

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There was a reference to silicaated bed releasing organics. Which may indicate chance afford life.

Article conveniently omitted to clarify why silicates leach out organics. Details schmetails.

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Although not a moon, the following planet may also consist of life. If it does, one’s birthday would be every 130 days on it: Astronomers spot most Earth-like planet yet.

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I have seen 10 years old memberships on GS who are still monkeys.

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Are 10 year Olds allowed to be members. Also would OP mind these off topic posts initiated by the bunny

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Great find. Very interesting article.

Off topic comment It’s distance from the earth approximately 200 times US debt.

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Last week WSJ had an article on this potentially life bearing planet. Apparently there could be 40 billion such planets in the Milky Way. (Seriously?) Since February 9 such planets have been identified. And 60 more are in the pipeline. COSMOS (S) futures are up.

PFE JNJ AZN MRK SNY NVS LLY BMY ABT et al will be proud of such a pipeline.

April 18WSJ

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Haha

As for the OP, reminded me of Europa Report

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^ I watched the movie Europa. It is a very odd but awesome movie. This thread reminds me of it.

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So that makes it 3500 Trillion dollars away? :konfused:

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Of course! Give or take a few dollars.

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I knew we were not alone!