Astronomer Discovers Water in Satellite Dorm

By Daniel Ruttenberg

Nov. 19, 2015

NASA Astronomer Charles Ledson announced on Thursday that they had discovered water in Breckinridge, a satellite dorm of the University of Chicago.

“Today is a truly momentous day, and this finding will make us rethink the possibility of life in satellite dorms,” said Ledson in a press conference, “generations to come will remember this as a turning point in modern astronomy.”

This finding was the latest product of a eight year Vulcan Rover project.  Vulcan launched in May of 2007, and it reached Breckinridge in 2009.  “We encountered many setbacks during the launch of Vulcan.  Simply finding Breckinridge was a major hurdle we had to overcome”.  However, after reaching Breckinridge, Vulcan made discovery after discovery.  In 2010, they discovered ice water, and in 2013, they found valleys that suggest that a river of water may have run through Breckinridge, or B1924 by its astronomical name.

“I’m just in awe of what space exploration is capable of accomplishing,” says University  of Chicago professor Jarred Koo, “I remember, just 10 years ago, when I thought Breckinridge was this barren wasteland, which had nothing to offer science.  Boy, was I wrong.”

This is the first time liquid water has been discovered in any major satellite dorm.  Ledson explains that this suggests that “we may be able to find liquid water in other satellite dorms, such as Maclean, Broadview, and Blackstone.”

“And who knows?  At the rate we’re going, we might find simple lifeforms in Breckinridge in two, three years.”