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  • Extraterrestrial life on Europa or Enceladus could be 'indigenous,' study says

    12/17/2019 8:13:09 AM PST · by Bubba_Leroy · 26 replies
    Fox News ^ | December 17, 2019 | Chris Ciaccia
    If there is life in the Solar System outside of Earth, Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus are two of the most likely spots to hold them. However, any extraterrestrial creatures on these celestial objects probably are not related to us, according to a new study. The research, presented at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union by Purdue University geophysicist Jay Melosh, looked at the idea of "lithopanspermia," an idea that life hopped from one planet to another via rocks that were ejected into space, according to Space.com, which first reported the news. [snip] In June,...