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For the first time, phosphates have been detected in an alien ocean. Found on Saturn's moon Enceladus, the discovery raises the possibility that life could exist on the tiny frozen satellite. Compounds containing phosphorous were identified in vapor spewed out by Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus – the Solar System body with the largest ratio of liquid water by mass – by an international team led by planetary scientist Frank Postberg of the Free.
The long hunt for extraterrestrials just got a big boost. Scientists have discovered that phosphorus, a key building block of life, lies in the ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The finding was based on a review of data collected by NASA's Cassini probe, and it was published Wednesday in the prestigious…