NASA spacecraft finds water on Saturn moon

It's almost 1300-million kilometres from Earth, but scientists believe they have discovered evidence of water on one of Saturn's icy moons -- rekindling hope in the existence of life outside planet Earth.

The surprising discovery, made by the Cassini spacecraft, shows evidence of liquid water reservoirs that erupt from geysers (natural hot-springs) on Saturn's moon Enceladus.

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That conclusion has scientists and astronomers in a giddy mood. They're so excited, in fact, that they're not ruling out the idea that this planet could sustain life.

"If you have liquid water and you have a heat source, then all you need are the ingredients, the basic raw materials of life, and you have a habitable environment," Discovery Channel's space expert Ivan Semeniuk told TV reporters.

"And what's astounding is, it's so far out of the part of the solar system where astronomers are used to thinking of life existing," Semeniuk said.