Pluto was once part of the solar system, and then eventually considered by many as a "dwarf" planet. Some scientist believed that some species can "possibly" live in here, as it can support other form of life.
According to News.Mic, one of the recent article from Nature, there is a possibility that Pluto has some kind of water-based ocean in which, microbes can live with it. This theory is suggested by James Keane from University of Arizona.
In another study that was written in Nature, Professor Francis Nimmo from University of California Santa Cruz, said that; just below the Pluto lies an existing ocean, though this cannot be used because it is ammonia rich, salty, and the water is almost close to being syrup. Aside from these, the water is said to be very cold, however it can still support certain microbes that survive with low temperature. But one question remains, if there is another form of life (aside from microbes) in this dwarf planet.
New Horizons probe on the other hand, is the first spacecraft that captured Pluto. This was launched back in 2006, and just last year (2015) it was able to detect the surface of Pluto. Reportedly, this dwarf planet was discovered in 1930, and it is believed that the largest glacier in solar system lives in here. However, there are still no supporting facts about the existence of life in Pluto. In another study, the subsurface oceans are not confirmed if these really exists.
The scientists though, believes that when Pluto collided with large Kuiper Belt Object - subsurface oceans are said to be formed. But in another research of Douglas Hamilton from University of Maryland, this collision is possible even without the forming of these subsurface oceans; this is because of nitrogen ice's layers.
As of now, the research about the existence of other forms of life in dwarf planet is still on-going.
Previously, Jobs & Hire also shares some updates from the dwarf planet Pluto.
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