Although it is much, much too cold to harbor the kind of life we have on Earth, recent developments have indicated that life may be possible. Titan is covered in hydrocarbon lakes, and one biologist thinks she has deciphered a way in which life may be flourishing on the surface of the questionable satellite.
Heather Smith of Strasbourg, France, has hypothesized that extraterrestrial biota could live on Titan by ingesting acetylene and breathing in hydrogen gas, giving off the product of methane.
More good news: although it may not be proof of life on Titan, there is a lack of Hydrogen on the surface... indicating that something (or someone! haha) may very well be consuming it.
Hmmm... thoughts, anyone?
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