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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. change the headline by ChrisCampbell47 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The geysers are old news. The new news is that Cassini has detected SALTS in Saturn's rings, pointing to a possible salty ocean under the icy surface of Enceladus.

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  2. Ohhh the Straits Times! by deglr6328 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...that's where I get all my planetary science news! not. also. also. Why do people do this? This is the internet, not your local morning paper. You can go wherever you want to get this information. WHY NOT GO DIRECTLY TO THE SOURCE!?

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