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Evidence of Bacterial Life on Europa

AaronW writes: "According to this article at newscientist.com, the rosy color of Europa may be caused by bacteria. Apparently the previously unexplained infra-red signature matches that of extremophile bacteria found here on Earth."

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  1. Re:More wacky reporting from New Scientist by caffeinated_bunsen · · Score: 4, Funny
    New York Times : National Enquirer :: Nature :

    A. Annals of Physics
    B. New England Journal of Medicine
    C. New Scientist
    D. None of the above

    This story provides yet more evidence for C.

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  2. Re:Sulphur Vents - Enough Internal heat by MarkusH · · Score: 2, Funny
    Europa is almost certainly the best candidate for life in our solar system.

    I don't know, I kind of like the third planet.