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Avatar’s Pandora possible within years?

by catherinea | December 23, 2009
"All of the gas giant planets in our solar system have rocky and icy moons,"
- Dr Kaltenegger

The concept of life on the moon may currently be limited to sci-fi blockbusters such as James Cameron's Avatar, but a leading astronomer has suggested it could become a reality in just a few years.

While Avatar has received much hype for its pioneering special effects, US astronomer and Harvard research associate Lisa Kaltenegger is excited about the film for a different reason.

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