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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Denise Nequinto

Saturn's Moon May Have 'Slushy Tunnels' With Alien Life, Study Finds

Saturn and its moons: Dione, Enceladus, Tethys, Janus, Epimetheus, and Mimas (Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon GSFC) and the OPAL Team, and J. DePasquale (STScI)

A new study allegedly finds that one of Saturn's moons may contain 'slushy tunnels' that can potentially host alien life.

The moon that scientists are focused on is Titan, which also happens to be Saturn's largest moon. The study in question, was published on 17 December in the journal Nature, suggesting that there is more to Titan than previously studied. In particular, according to researchers, the moon contains 'slushy tunnels and pockets of meltwater.'

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