Saturn's largest moon may foster life, research indicates
NASA just found some pretty wild evidence that Saturn's moon Titan could have the right stuff for life.
Scientists discovered that special bubble-like structures—called vesicles, which are kind of like the building blocks for early cells—can form on their own in Titan's super-cold lakes made of methane and ethane.
These vesicles come from unique molecules that love and avoid methane at the same time, hinting at a whole new way life could start.
Titan is unlike any other moon
Titan isn't your average moon—it has a thick, nitrogen-rich atmosphere and freezing temps, making it totally different from Earth.
NASA's upcoming Dragonfly drone mission will check out Titan's surface and air to see how habitable it really is (though it won't land in the lakes just yet).
As NASA scientist Conor Nixon puts it, this research might totally change how we look for life beyond Earth—maybe we need to start thinking outside our home planet's box.