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Is it possible for any life to exist on Saturn?
Question Date: 2013-03-14
Answer 1:

Well, no one knows. Saturn is a giant ball of gas and as we know life, the prospects do not look so good. HOWEVER, the satellites of Saturn, meaning the MOONS of Saturn, may be hospitable place for life.


Answer 2:

It is very unlikely that life as we understand it could exist on Saturn. However, we know of only one form of life in the universe: the carbon-water-based life that we have here on Earth. If there are other kinds of life that aren't based on carbon and water, then they might be able to live on other planets in our solar system, possibly including Saturn. We will not know if such other forms of life are possible until we've looked for them, which we don't have the ability to do yet.



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