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A group of astronomers says that upcoming missions aimed at exploring Titan might also feature instruments or detectors capable of searching for thunders. Finding signs that the atmospheric phenomenon takes place will make it easier for scientists to find lightning. The atmosphere around Saturn's largest moon is... |
3 June 2011
01:38 GMT |
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Following new studies conducted on the Saturnine moon Enceladus, astronomers determined that this object is the most likely in the solar system to contain life. It exceeded its companion moon Titan in this area only recently.Until now, astrobiologists believed that they had the highest chances of finding life at othe... |
2 June 2011
04:47 GMT |
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The Saturnine moon Enceladus – one of the most interesting objects in the solar system – got another picture taken recently, as a NASA orbiter flew relatively close to it. The spacecraft was located in excess of 25,000 kilometers (15,000 miles) away. This new view shows a mixture of the old and the new on... |
25 May 2011
21:01 GMT |
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Astronomers are now beginning to get more accurate insights into a massive storm that occurs on the surface of Saturn, causing the gas giant to change its overall appearance. Such impressive storms take place only once in a generation, investigators say.The most common effects such events trigger are the development ... |
20 May 2011
04:28 GMT |
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Three tiny satellites are currently onboard the space shuttle Endeavour, awaiting delivery to the International Space Station (ISS), Each of the three prototypes is the approximate size of a fingernail.Developed by experts at the Cornell University, the 1-inch spacecraft are testing technologies that could one day fl... |
18 May 2011
05:46 GMT |
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As we announced earlier today, NASA has decided on the three proposals it will pursue further for a major space exploration mission, to be launched in 2016. One of them is the Titan Mare Explorer (TiME) probe, which could finally establish a human presence on Saturn's largest moon. The NASA Cassini orbiter, whic... |
6 May 2011
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Using the latest data collected by the NASA Cassini orbiter, astronomers were able to determine that the moon Enceladus plays an important role in the creation of auroras on its home planet, Saturn. Investigators learned that the moon releases massive plumes of electrically-charged particles, and that these surges fl... |
21 April 2011
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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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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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Since the diminutive moons Atlas and Pan were discovered around Saturn, experts have wondered about how they formed. The conclusions of a recent investigation clear up the mystery, proposing that the two objects were formed through the aggregation of icy particles. What separates these two moons from the rest of Satu... |
17 March 2011
11:59 GMT |
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A group of astronomers has recently learned that the south pole region of the moon Enceladus is emanating a lot more heat energy than Earth's most active geologic hot spot, the Yellowstone Volcano. This is completely unexpected, especially considering that the average temperatures on the Saturnine moon are aroun... |
8 March 2011
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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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Given the host of conditions on the Saturnine moon Titan, experts are convinced that the space body is one of the primary candidates for discovering alien life elsewhere other than Earth. There are of course other moons in the solar system that can be classified as potentially habitable, such as for example Enceladus... |
1 February 2011
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In mid-December 2010, astronomers reported the development of a massive storm in the atmosphere of the gas giant Saturn, one of the largest planets in our solar system. The atmospheric structure has since grown to impressive size, reaching a diameter more than ten times that of Earth's.Last year, the beginning o... |
28 January 2011
03:25 GMT |
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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
06:43 GMT |
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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
04:26 GMT |
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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
02:45 GMT |
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Since July 1, 2004, the NASA Cassini orbiter has been keeping an eye on the Saturnine moon Titan, around which it already flew a number of passes. But what the probe has uncovered only managed to peak astronomers' interest, and so experts are now considering sending a blimp to the moon. There are several reasons... |
27 December 2010
02:47 GMT |
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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
02:53 GMT |
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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
03:29 GMT |
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A team of astronomers announced a new theory seeking to explain the interesting equatorial ridge that sets the Saturnine moon Iapetus apart from the crow. Speaking at a conference yesterday, December 15, experts said that an impact with a mini-moon around the space body may have been responsible. In all fairness, Ia... |
16 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
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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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A team of astronomers challenges the established idea that Saturn's massive rings formed when a comet passed too close to the planet, or when such a body struck one of its moons. The new idea holds that the structures appeared as a result of a collision between Saturn and a very large moon.
The group believes... |
13 December 2010
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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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Using data collected by the NASA Cassini spacecraft during a March flyby, experts were able to conclude that the Saturnine moon Rhea, the second-largest orbiting the gas giant, is surrounded by a carbon and oxygen-rich atmosphere.The wispy layer could only be identified after the probe swept very close to the body�... |
26 November 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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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
04:48 GMT |
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Astronomers have recently discovered the the motion and behavior exhibited by Saturn's rings could be very similar to the same traits displayed by the entire spiral arm of a galaxy. In other words, it could be that the same physical principle underlie the action of both bodies, which is an amazing finding, becau... |
2 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
04:33 GMT |
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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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Though the issue of where Saturn's famous rings came from has been debated extensively, a researcher now proposes a groundbreaking new explanation for the peculiar structures. The expert proposes that the beautiful and thin rings that surround the gas giant are the remnants of a Titan-sized moon that slammed int... |
6 October 2010
10:34 GMT |
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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
08:39 GMT |
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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
02:56 GMT |
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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
02:39 GMT |
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According to the latest observations by the NASA Cassini orbiter around Saturn, it would appear that spring has finally come on the gas giant's largest moon, Titan.The skies above the space body's polar regions have been constantly clearing since August last year, when the last equinox took place. A fine sp... |
22 September 2010
06:44 GMT |
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Among the 400 candidate planets identified by space-based Kepler telescope, there are two Saturn-sized planets that cross in front of, or transit the same star, NASA announced yesterday, and published the discovery in the journal Science.The space telescope captured the transit signatures of the two planets in the da... |
27 August 2010
04:03 GMT |
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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
03:42 GMT |
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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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Saturn is undoubtedly one of the most interesting cosmic bodies in the solar system, this being one of the main reasons why NASA and ESA decided to send the Cassini-Huygens mission to investigate it. Over the past six years, we gained a wealth of new data on the planet, but some mysteries still endured. One good exam... |
4 August 2010
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A group of investigators has recently presented new evidence that suggest two of Saturn's moons play an important part in creating disturbances in the gas giant's F ring. The structure was discovered only a few decades ago, but it has been undergoing important changes ever since. Researchers have been searc... |
21 July 2010
02:01 GMT |
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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
03:28 GMT |
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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
03:09 GMT |
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While modern technology has ensured that we become capable of observing the outer surface of a planet, as well as some of its internal structure, we are still currently incapable of learning what a planet or moon sounds like. This is of extreme importance for the field of space weather, given that this type of data c... |
12 May 2010
14:01 GMT |
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According to a new series of observations conducted using the NASA Cassini spacecraft, it would appear that the Xanadu region of the Saturnine moon Titan is paved with sparkling crystal ice balls. The science team managing the long-lived space probe, which has been orbiting Saturn since July 1, 2004, says that the ma... |
12 May 2010
04:37 GMT |
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