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Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may be more similar to Enceladus, another moon orbiting the planet, than astronomers first realized. New datasets appear to indicate that the former also has a liquid ocean beneath the surface. If this is confirmed, then Titan will officially become the weirdest moon ever. Some of t... |
19 April 2011
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Previous analysis of data sent back by the NASA Cassini orbiter determined that the surface of the Saturnine moon Titan was laden with active ice volcanoes. Geologists believed that these landforms helped shape the current landscape on the moon, but a new analysis argues that this was not the case.Investigators deter... |
8 April 2011
05:55 GMT |
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A collaboration of investigators from the United States has recently determined that ripples observable in the ice rings surrounding the planet Saturn were most likely produced by cometary collisions.The experts propose that cometary fragments that struck the gas giant about 10 years ago are responsible for generatin... |
1 April 2011
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Investigations carried out with the NASA Cassini orbiter around Saturn have revealed that the gas giant is sending out mixed radio signals. The planet's rotation causes variations in the radio waves it releases, but these variations are different between the northern and southern hemispheres.In addition, it was ... |
23 March 2011
05:32 GMT |
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Investigations conducted by the NASA Cassini spacecraft late last year allowed experts to discover that the deserts on Titan, the largest moon orbiting Saturn, were not as arid as first thought. Planetary scientists say it's no doubt the space probe readings indicate the presence of methane rain above them.At fi... |
18 March 2011
04:57 GMT |
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In-depth analysis of a series of datasets collected by a NASA spacecraft last year revealed a surprising level of activity on and near the surface of the Saturnine moon Enceladus. The investigation was conducted on information collected on March 12, 2010, by the Cassini orbiter.This spacecraft has been in orbit aroun... |
14 February 2011
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The Saturnine moon Titan is undoubtedly one of the most interesting bodies in the solar system, and one of those that closest resemble Earth. Scientist now add a new feature to the list of similarities. Recently, they discovered what appeared to be cirrus clouds in the moon's atmosphere. The finding becomes very... |
4 February 2011
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Experts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have released the latest images of the Saturnine moon Rhea, that the Cassini space probe collected during its January 11 flyby of the space object. The NASA lab manages Cassini for the American space agency's Science Mission Directorate, in Washington DC. The spacec... |
14 January 2011
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Officials from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who manage the space agency's Cassini mission to Saturn, announce that the spacecraft conducted a flyby of the Saturnine moon Rhea today, January 12. The icy moon was analyzed with a very specific purpose in mind, and that was making more sense of how the ... |
11 January 2011
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Experts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who managed the NASA Cassini orbiter around Saturn, are proud to announce that today is the ten-year anniversary of the moment when the spacecraft passed by Jupiter, on its way to its final target. The encounter took place on December 30, 2000, as Cassini was headi... |
30 December 2010
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The NASA Cassini orbiter has produced new amazing photos of its target planet, the gas giant Saturn, when it managed to observe in detail a massive storm that erupted in the planet's northern hemisphere. Neighboring planets Saturn and Jupiter both feature complex weather patterns, but the difference between them... |
28 December 2010
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Experts at the American space agency announced that their Cassini space probe had just carried out a new flyby of the Saturnine moon Enceladus, one of the most interesting bodies in our solar system.
The natural satellite is covered by a thick layer of ice, underneath which planetary scientists believe a liquid oc... |
21 December 2010
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Experts were recently able to determine that the largest lake in the southern hemisphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan is in fact very shallow, and that its surface is not disturbed by any waves.
Given that the space body has an average temperature of nearly minus 180 degrees Celsius, it stands to reason th... |
18 December 2010
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A team of researchers from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) have been monitoring a cyclone on Saturn for over a five-year period, and the images captured by the Cassini probe highly contributed to this study.
This actually makes it the longest-lasting cyclone ever discovered on one of the giant plane... |
16 December 2010
02:41 GMT |
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland announce the discovery of a previously-unknown causal link between plasma explosions around Saturn and the periodic radio signals the gas giant's magnetic fields create.The results were derived from thorough an... |
15 December 2010
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The largest moon around Saturn is renowned for the fact that its polar regions contain many liquid hydrocarbon lakes. But astronomers were recently able to determine that the object also features at least one ice volcano. According to the team that conducted the investigation, the contents of the volcano's eject... |
15 December 2010
02:41 GMT |
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The NASA Cassini spacecraft has just sent back new image and datasets of the Saturnine moon Enceladus, which it visited during a close flyby on November 30. The photos alone are amazing, showing the geysers at the moon's south pole in great detail.During the flyby, the orbiter swooshed about 48 kilometers (30 mi... |
2 December 2010
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A group of researchers analyzing data sent back by the NASA Cassini spacecraft announce that studies of the fissures on the surface of the Saturnine moon Enceladus revealed an unexpected complexity.The formations are also warmer than the space probe initially led astronomers to believe. The images and data used for t... |
1 December 2010
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Experts at the American space agency announce that they were successful in restoring all functionality to the Cassini spacecraft, which was affected by a computer glitch on November 2.The malfunction, which was most likely owed to a solar storm damaging a data transmission coming from Earth, forced its computers into... |
25 November 2010
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On November 30 and December 21, astronomers will have new opportunities to conduct in-depth studies of the surface of the peculiar Saturnine moon Enceladus, which features geysers at its South Pole. This space body has captured the imagination of experts for years, since the NASA Cassini probe first entered orbit aro... |
24 November 2010
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Officials at the American space agency announce plans of restoring full functionality in a spacecraft that has been orbiting around Saturn since July 1, 2004. The Cassini orbiter has been offline for three weeks. A glitch in its computer systems forced the probe to shut down and enter an especially-designed “sa... |
24 November 2010
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Using data sent back by the NASA Cassini spacecraft, researchers determined that the energy output of Saturn has been constantly diminishing between 2005 and 2009. Astronomers compare the event to witnessing a cosmic light bulb being turned off with a dimmer switch.But the datasets the probe sent back also showed oth... |
11 November 2010
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According to an announcement made by the American space agency, it would appear that the NASA Cassini probe, currently in orbit around Saturn, will regain full functionality in its scientific cameras no earlier than November 24. The spacecraft is currently in safe mode, after a glitch on its onboard computer forced i... |
6 November 2010
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A few days ago, the NASA Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn put itself on safe mode, as a precautionary measure to defend itself against future harm, Experts are now trying to determine what is wrong with the orbiter, which has been at the gas giant for more than 6 years.The mission, a collaboration of NASA, t... |
5 November 2010
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Astronomers are currently refocusing their attention on the Saturnine moon Hyperion, one of the most interesting space rocks orbiting the gas giant. The body looks like a sponge, and is tremendously battered by impacts, yet there are still many things that experts still don't known about it.This particular view ... |
28 October 2010
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The NASA Cassini space orbiter has beamed back a series of photos of the Saturnine moon Titan, which show that spring is finally beginning to take a hold there. Clouds have already begun forming.Investigators with the mission say that the midsection of the moon is covered with clouds, which give the body an eerie app... |
21 October 2010
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Experts from NASA announce that new data on Saturn's inner moons seem to indicate that the large amount of scars they have on their surfaces was produced by a cosmic bombardment.These cosmic events mostly affected the gas giant's inner, mid-sized moons, including Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione and Rhea. Al... |
8 October 2010
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A team of investigators reveals a new possible explanation for the geysers on the surface of the Saturnine moon Enceladus, which holds that the liquid ocean underneath exhibits a 'Perrier effect' of sorts. Since the NASA Cassini orbiter has been orbiting the gas giant, astronomers have been surprised to dis... |
6 October 2010
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One of the largest moons in the solar system may be contributing to keeping one of the dust rings around the gas giant Saturn opened and cracked. The investigation that led to this conclusion was carried out using the Cassini orbiter, a spacecraft managed by experts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pas... |
5 October 2010
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Officials at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, announced yesterday, September 27, that the Cassini spacecraft has begun a new phase in its extended mission.Experts here, who manage the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, in Washington DC, say that this new stage is ca... |
28 September 2010
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A group of investigators has recently used a NASA spacecraft to observe bright auroras on Saturn, over a period of two days. Some of the images were even pieced together in a short clip.Astrophysicists have known for a long time that Saturn's massive magnetosphere is causing beautiful and intense auroras on the ... |
24 September 2010
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Today, September 24, the NASA Cassini spacecraft will perform a new flyby maneuver around Titan, the largest moon orbiting the gas giant Saturn. This will by a high-altitude swing-by.Experts at the American space agency say that the orbiter will have a busy schedule in the following year and a half, especially when i... |
24 September 2010
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The NASA spacecraft Cassini has completed its latest distant flyby of Enceladus, one of Saturn's most interesting moons, and has just finished sending back the first raw and uncalibrated images.Although the fully-validated and calibrated photos will only be made available through the NASA Planetary Data System i... |
16 August 2010
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Scientists at NASA announce that the Cassini spacecraft will do another flyby of the interesting Saturnine moon Enceladus today, August 13.The target of the flight will be landscape features known as “tiger stripes,” which have made the moon famous around the world. They are located at Enceladus' sou... |
13 August 2010
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According to a new scientific investigation, it would appear the the mountains adorning the surface of the Saturnine moon Titan have no other possible origin than the shrinking of the celestial body itself.The new theory goes that, as the moon is getting cooler, it shrinks, and that its surface is following the overa... |
13 August 2010
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One of the most interesting things about Saturn's largest moon Titan is the array of dunes that adorns its surface. Given that there's sand and dunes, it stands to reason that the structures were produced by winds blowing in a certain direction. When the first atmospheric models of the celestial body were c... |
30 July 2010
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Saturn is surrounded by a host of moons, some of them large and very interesting, and others arguably less so. But the gas giant also features some very weird moonlets, cosmic objects that are too small to merit any additional investigation, but which exist around the planet nonetheless. In a groundbreaking new study... |
10 June 2010
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Scientists operating the NASA Cassini spacecraft announced recently the conclusions of a new flight the space probe took around Saturn's largest and most interesting moon, Titan. The scientific instrument has been orbiting the gas giant, collecting data about its surface, rings and moons, for about six years. It... |
9 June 2010
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Over the past few months, an avalanche of scientific studies on Saturn's moon Titan has been dealing with the prospect that the celestial body is harboring primitive life forms. The investigations have been looking at the chemicals present on the natural satellite, at its temperature, topography and geology, and... |
7 June 2010
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Scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, announce that the American space agency's Cassini space probe will carry out a new flyby of Titan, Saturn's largest and most interesting moon. The spacecraft will find itself at the point of closest approach to the cosmic body S... |
4 June 2010
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NASA experts announce that their Cassini spacecraft has just finished capturing a new series of stunning photos depicting the moon Enceladus. The space rock is one of the most interesting currently in orbit around the gas giant Saturn, which Cassini has been studying since July 1, 2004. During the course of the new d... |
20 May 2010
03:04 GMT |
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It's not very often that the NASA Cassini spacecraft has the opportunity to perform double flybys. In fact, only a handful of such instances have occurred since July 1, 2004, when the orbiter achieved insertion in Saturn's orbit. The probe has been keeping an eye on the gas giant, its stripes, rings and moo... |
18 May 2010
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Last week, the NASA Cassini spacecraft performed a flyby around Enceladus, one of Saturn's most interesting moons. The mission was not an active one in the strictest sense of the word, but rather aimed at measuring the space rock's gravitational pull. This was done by not activating the probe's instrum... |
3 May 2010
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The Saturnine moon Titan elicited the interest of astronomers several years ago, when the first images of its surface revealed interesting features, in addition to a thick atmosphere. Since 2004, the NASA Cassini spacecraft has been in orbit around the gas giant, and the probe carried out numerous flybys of the natur... |
23 April 2010
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The NASA Cassini spacecraft can add another world first to its already-impressive tally of accomplishment. Scientists at the Pasadena, California-based NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announce that the orbiter is the first probe ever to image lightning strikes on another planet. The explorations robot has been o... |
15 April 2010
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The gas giant Saturn is surrounded by a large, protective layer of magnetic fields, called a magnetosphere, which protects its surface from the effects of solar flares and cosmic rays. This atmospheric layer is filled with electrically charged particles called plasma, which are affected by both the planet and the man... |
15 April 2010
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Experts managing the NASA Cassini spacecraft announce the successful completion of a double-flyby last week, which targeted two of the moons orbiting the gas giant Saturn. The space probe has been orbiting this planetary system since July 1, 2004, after being launched on October 15, 1997, from the Cape Canaveral Air ... |
13 April 2010
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Many people are familiar with the Great Red Spot feature of Jupiter, the large-scale storm that could encompass the Earth three times over. But it would appear that most gas giants in our solar system have secrets to keep, experts say. One such cosmic mystery is why the North Pole of Saturn features a hexagonal struc... |
10 April 2010
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Since 1610, when Galileo first spotted the rings around Saturn using a primitive telescope, astronomers have been fascinated with these remarkable features of the gas giant. In the ensuing 400 years, much data has been collected about a wide array of traits governing them, and significant progress has been made. With... |
6 April 2010
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Experts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, announce that the Cassini spacecraft will perform this week consecutive flybys of two Saturnine moons. The science team at the lab explains that a fortuitous cosmic alignment will allow the probe, which has been orbiting Saturn since July 2... |
6 April 2010
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