Alien life could exist on Saturn's big moon Titan — but finding it will be tough

Alien life could exist on Saturn's big moon Titan — but finding it will be tough

Alien life could exist on the huge Saturn moon Titan, but probably not in the abundance scientists once hoped, according to a new study.

Is there life on Titan? If so, it’s very rare

View larger. | This artist’s illustration depicts Titan’s organic-rich surface, with a lake near the north pole. Hydrocarbons coat the icy surface, hang in the atmosphere as smog and are the liquids in the seas and lakes. So, could there be life on Titan? A new study suggests it would most likely be in the subsurface ocean below and be limited to only a few pounds of microbes for the entire moon. Image via NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ NASA Photojournal. S…