Scientists moved closer this week to finding possible life on Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon. Scientists also believe that Titan could become a “paradise” in just four billion years. The downside is that the triggering event will be the Sun swelling into a Red Giant and swallowing the Earth. I suppose the lesson is “Red Giants Bring Titans.”
Scientists are intrigued by the possibility that alien life could be feeding on hydrogen that descends from Titan’s atmosphere as well as the chemical acetylene. This could confirm a methane-based life form (though we will have to get our mind around microscopic Titans)
Scientists believe Titan resembles early Earth and with a little heat could become a nice vacation spot. Professor John Zarnecki observed “[w]e believe the chemistry is there for life to form. It just needs heat and warmth to kick-start the process. In four billion years time, when the sun swells into a red giant, it could be paradise on Titan.” Location, location, location.
It is not clear if Liam Neeson is ready to adapt to the methane-based existence just yet, but he did well in his previous Titanic incarnation:
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