This is staggering stuff coming out of Nasas Cassini programme. We suggested hydrogen consumption because its the obvious gas for life to consume on Titan, similar to the way we consume oxygen on Earth, McKay said. If these signs do turn out to be a sign of life, it would be doubly exciting because it would represent a second form of life independent from water-based life on Earth. As the article points out there could be a (more likely) chemical process based explanation but the possibility of it being organic is tantalizing to say the least.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:59:13 +0000