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big party on enceladus!

Cassini–Huygens spacecraft seems that NASA’s mighty Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered - even tasted! - organic matter on one of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus! quoting the sciencedaily article:

“Enceladus has got warmth, water and organic chemicals, some of the essential building blocks needed for life,” said Dennis Matson, Cassini project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. “We have quite a recipe for life on our hands, but we have yet to find the final ingredient, liquid water, but Enceladus is only whetting our appetites for more.”

hyperion pics from cassini

saturn's moon hyperion wow! lovely! check out solarviews.com for some beautiful images of Saturn’s moon Hyperion. good hi-res images available. this shot was taken by the Cassini Orbiter back in september 2005. so awesome! most intergalatic giant orbital loofah sponges are quite awesome.