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Scientists have never seen anything like this giant ice cloud near Saturn

Kelly DickersonNov 24, 2015, 00:17 IST

NASA

Scientists have spotted a giant ice cloud forming on Saturn's largest moon Titan for the first time ever.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft arrived at the Saturn system in 2004, but we've never seen the seasons change on Titan - one of the most likely places in the solar system to find life beyond Earth.

"When we looked at the infrared data, this ice cloud stood out like nothing we've ever seen before," NASA scientist Carrie Anderson said in a press release. "It practically smacked us in the face."

Keep scrolling to see why the ice cloud is a sign that the hazy moon's 7.5-year winter is setting in.