Avatar's moon Pandora could be real, planet-hunters say
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 21:21
in Astronomy & Space
In the new blockbuster Avatar, humans visit the habitable -- and inhabited -- alien moon called Pandora. Life-bearing moons like Pandora or the Star Wars forest moon of Endor are a staple of science fiction. With NASA's Kepler mission showing the potential to detect Earth-sized objects, habitable moons may soon become science fact.