Had missed this story about Enceladus and the mission to it (like many folks, I'd assumed Titan or Europa would be the outer-system moons most likely to get investigated).
21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Jun
It’s very exciting. Do you expect them to find anything?
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 16 Jun
I honestly don't know! It's fascinating that it's got all three elements for life, but I can't imagine life beyond the microbe level thriving there (but I also know I view things with an earth-centric focus).
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Jun
Even microbial life would be amazing. There might also be something like the flora we have in the deep ocean.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 16 Jun
It should be prefaced with "life as we know it" because there can be life out there that we cannot really perceive or understand.
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