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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Photo: Saturn's Icy Moon May Have Been Hot Enough for Life, Study Finds


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An artist's rendering depicts a giant geyser on Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. Scientists say Enceladus may be one of the most likely places in the solar system to host extraterrestrial life, and it may have gotten off to a hot, highly radioactive start.

Image by David Seal, courtesy NASA/JPL