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    All Signs Point to Hidden Ocean on Saturn Moon Titan (Space.com)

    A huge ocean of liquid water may indeed slosh about beneath the frigid surface of Saturn's moon Titan, according to new evidence collected by a NASA spacecraft.

    The observations were made by NASA's Cassini probe, which has been eyeing Saturn and its rings and moons from orbit since arriving at the gas giant in 2004.

    Certain details of Titan's orbit and rotation aren't compatible with the behavior of a celestial body that is completely solid all the way through. But these details make a lot of sense if the huge moon is assumed to have a subsurface ocean, likely of liquid water, researchers said.

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    This is such an amazing news... If water has been found on any other planet than earth than life for human being would also be possible... Has anyone got any solid proof of the existence of water in the space?

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