Is there liquid water under Mars ice cap or isn’t there? Recent studies have claimed both. And what about an underground ocean on Saturn’s death star moon? Here’s all of your space water updates. Plus, the origins of the melodramatic “dun dun duuuun” sound. And, and old SpaceX rocket stage is on track to slam into the moon this March.

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So is there liquid water under the Martian ice cap or not? (Bad Astronomy, Syfy Wire)
Saturn's moon Mimas may have a liquid water ocean under its surface (Bad Astronomy, Syfy Wire)
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon might be hiding an underground ocean (The Verge)
Dun, Dun Duuun! Where did pop culture's most dramatic sound come from? (The Guardian)
Desperate Desmond (Library of Congress)
The Devil's Tritone: The History of a Most Sinister Chord (Fender)
A SpaceX Rocket Is Going to Slam Into the Moon (Gizmodo)
After 7 years, a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage is on course to hit the Moon (Ars Technica)
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