Saturn

Here's an essay I wrote about Saturn for one of my classes. I thought it was pretty good writing, and Saturn is one of my favorite planets. One day, it would awesome to travel into space...but maybe that's just me.

My magazine article (Wonder Worlds) is all about Saturn’s surprising moons that are revolutionizing the search for life beyond Earth. It’s all about a researching group called Cassini, funded by NASA in exploring Saturn and all its moons. So far, 61 of Saturn’s moons have been discovered. Cassini has also discovered that two of Saturn’s moons are spewing water vapor and ice into space. Could these moons possibly support life? Could there be aliens somewhere on one of Saturn’s moons? This is what Cassini, NASA and many other scientists are researching and trying to figure out.

In 2005 while exploring the Saturn system, the Cassini spacecraft discovered that Enceladus and Cryovolcanoes (two of Saturn’s moons) were shooting jets of water vapor and ice into space. They believe that these two substances may have come from an underground water source. They also discovered that the debris contained ammonia, which is a “potent antifreeze” that could keep water in a liquid state even at the deep-freeze temperatures measured on the moons. That could mean that these moons could have a chance of supporting life –aliens, perhaps. The Cassini has also explored another one of Saturn’s moons – the Titan, and in 2005 when they released a probe to explore the moon, it revealed muddy, Earth-like river channels and a pebble-strewn surface. Even after all their wearisome adventures, the Cassini is also planning on exploring two more of Saturn’s moons, Dione and Lapetus, which may also be emitting gases from their surfaces, and have underground water systems.

In my personal opinion, I think that it is very possible that there may be other life on Saturn, or one of its moons. This article has a lot of logical information, and I also have had interest in extra-terrestrials in the past. On several occasions I have researched pictures and alien sightings just for fun. I have found all sorts of pictures that really got me thinking. With the rise of technology I believe that we will one day find a way to prove our theory of aliens. I have always believed that there were aliens somewhere out there, even before I read this intriguing article.

This article was written by real scientists with real equipment and knowledge. Even besides these scientists, there are hundreds of others researching these kinds of things. I’m pretty confident that all the discoveries and theories these scientists have researched are somewhere close to true. “It was striking how familiar those images were for such an alien place,” said Scientist, Elizabeth Turtle. There have been thousands of sightings, and scientists have been constantly exploring planet after planet and moons. I am aware that there is no certain proof, but there has been enough evidence that I can safely say that I believe extra-terrestrials exist.

In conclusion, this article was very intriguing and interesting to read. I am actually very glad I had the chance to read it. It gave me a new perspective on several things, including where aliens may be found. I have also learned a lot about Saturn and its moons. I never knew that Saturn had 61 moons (maybe more), and that they may be a place that is able to support life! Hopefully in the future more articles about this subject will come up, and I will be able to learn even more about what these amazing scientists are researching each day.