Water Ho.

You've probably heard about this, but the Cassini spacecraft that's been exploring the moons of Saturn has returned some very interesting data.

The southern polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus has shown Yellowstone-like geysers of icy water erupting from apparent liquid reservoirs very close to the surface. Why is this so exciting? Where there is ice, there is sometimes water, and where there is water, there is sometimes LIFE. The prospect of a form of life, even primitive, in our own solar system is very exciting. This isn't some far away planetoid in the arm of a distant galaxy. This is right in our own neighborhood. Granted: It's a big neighborhood, but still.

Be sure to check out the short video from Cassini

"If we are right, we have significantly broadened the diversity of solar system environments where we might possibly have conditions suitable for living organisms."
- Dr. Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team leader at Space Science Institute

P.S. Oh, in other planetary news, there's a new red spot on Jupiter!