Moscow - Scientists from the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh have said that judging by the chemical composition of stars in the Milky Way, our galaxy could contain anywhere between 300 and 38,000 highly developed extraterrestrial civilizations potentially capable of contacting planet earth. And that future fuel could come from some distant star. Cassini-Huygens, a joint robotic space mission promoted by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency, currently studying Saturn and its moons, has discovered oil and gas deposits on Titan, Saturn’s largest satellite. The estimated reserves exceed terrestrial deposits by some 100 times.
Previous images received from Cassini-Huygens indicated rain and snowfall on Titan. Although the discovery of oil and gas deposits on this moon is hardly sensational, it could help scientists explain the origin of life on the earth. Many scientists say extraterrestrial sources of energy could provide humankind with enough heat and energy for hundreds of years to come and would help it cope with a snowballing energy crisis.
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