In a tweet posted about 9 hours ago, NASA shared some exciting news. According to the tweet, Cassini, an unmanned spacecraft sent to the planet Saturn, has discovered ingredients for life in the plume of particles spraying from Saturn's moon Enceladus. NASA explains further in a Tumblr post - "Our Cassini spacecraft has found that hydrothermal vents in the ocean of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus are producing hydrogen gas, which could potentially provide a chemical energy source for life."
"We now know Enceladus has nearly all the ingredients needed for life as we know it," said NASA.
This discovery is particularly exciting because it makes Enceladus the only place beyond earth where scientists have discovered direct evidence of a possible source of life.
As is to be expected, Twitter was supremely excited by this news. Reactions soon started pouring in thick and fast.
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And some just wanted to escape earth
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"We now know Enceladus has nearly all the ingredients needed for life as we know it," said NASA.
This discovery is particularly exciting because it makes Enceladus the only place beyond earth where scientists have discovered direct evidence of a possible source of life.
Some people were looking forward to the possible discovery of alien life
And some just wanted to escape earth
People are already making plans
Well...
What do you think of NASA's discovery? Do let us know using the comments section below.
Click here for more trending stories.
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