Waching daily Apr 14 2017

Scientists have found that one of Saturn's moons may be the best place to support life

beyond Earth.

The discovery was made by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which is on a 13-year mission exploring Saturn

and its 62 known moons.

Ro Aram has more.

According to research published by the journal Science on Thursday, ice plumes shooting into

space from the ocean-bearing moon Enceladus contain hydrogen from hydrothermal vents.

Scientists believe that similar conditions, in which hot rocks meet ocean water, may have

been the cradle for the appearance of microbial life on Earth more than 4 billion years ago.

Many moons orbiting Saturn are known to contain underground oceans, but Enceladus is the only

one where scientists have found proof of an energy source for life.

- Reuters Edit No: 4233 01:30 "The new finding is finding hydrogen coming

from the plume of Enceladus.

And the fact that it could support -- potentially -- microbes with energy on the sea floor of

Enceladus...."

The researchers believe that there is a vast ocean, nearly twice as large as that on Earth,

many kilometers deep within the surface of Enceladus.

They think that this ocean is able to maintain its liquid state under the protection of the

moon's icy shell, just like Earth's atmosphere, coupled with heat generated from the constant

gravitational squeezing the moon receives from Saturn.

But what scientists want to know is if the liquid interacts with the rocky surface of

the moon and if this process of chemical reactions is similar to that on Earth, in which hydrogen

is released as a byproduct and used by some microbes as an energy source for their metabolism.

The researchers played down the possibility that life may already be on the little moon,

but said the new findings make a compelling case for further study.

Ro Aram, Arirang News.

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Decision expected soon on Daewoo Shipbuilding bailout - Duration: 1:57.

Korea's National Pension Service is expected to decide soon whether to accept the latest

rescue plan for Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.

If the plan is accepted, it will be the second bailout for Korea's once mighty shipbuilder.

Hwang Hojun reports.

A decision is expected soon on whether the troubled Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering

will get another lifeline.

At a board meeting Friday, the National Pension Service,... which holds 43 percent of Daewoo

Shipbuilding bonds that are maturing next month,... worth an estimated 170 million U.S.

dollars,... is expected to determine whether to accept a 5-point-8-billion U.S. dollar

rescue plan proposed by the Korea Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of Korea late

last month.

Under the rescue package, Daewoo Shipbuilding would receive new loans worth 2-point-5 billion

dollars if lenders and bondholders agreed to swap 2-point-5 billion dollars of debt

for new shares in the shipbuilder.

All stakeholders must agree to the debt-for-equity swap, and bondholders must also give a three-year

grace period for repayment of the remaining debt.

If the plan is approved, it will be the second bailout for Daewoo,... currently the world's

second-largest shipbuilder by revenue.

The shipbuilder has been suffering from severe liquidity problems after a drop in global

demand for vessels and other industry-wide difficulties.

Creditors say it's inevitable that Daewoo will be put under a new form of court receivership,

called a prepackaged plan, unless the bondholders agree to the debt-for-equity swap plan.

If the shipbuilder is put under court receivership, observers expect the aftermath will be brutal,

as it could result in 50,000 jobs lost and trigger massive cancellations of ships currently

under construction.

Daewoo Shipbuilding's bondholders are expected to gather next week to discuss the debt-to-equity

swap and rollover plan.

Hwang Hojun, Arirang News