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Cassini Spots Geysers On Saturn's Moon Enceladus

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nowhere-to-hide dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Huge geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus may be fed by a salty sea below its surface, boosting the odds of extraterrestrial life in our own Solar System."

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  1. Implications of this finding are profound by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It means that if we find some kind of intelligent shrimp on Enceladus we will be able to eat them without adding salt.

    1. Re:Implications of this finding are profound by clem · · Score: 3, Funny

      Mmm. You can really taste the sentience, can't you?

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      Your courageous and selfless spelling corrections have made me a better person.
  2. Re:Good news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good riddance.

    Don't let the Van Allen Belt hit you in the ass on the way out.

  3. Re:Ohhh the Straits Times! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    WHY NOT GO DIRECTLY TO THE SOURCE!?

    Thus far, both the Cassini probe and Enceladusians have not responded to my requests for interviews.