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Geysers on Saturn's Moon Enceladus Froze All Chances of Life

The geysers on the Saturn's moon Enceladus are one of the most spectacular shows in our solar system. In 2006, NASA's Cassini spacecraft discovered in 2006 plumes of icy water vapors that kept intriguing astronomers ever since.Early theories suggested the geysers could be generated by liquid water under th...

17 May 2007
02:56 GMT

The Saturn Speaker's Unique Powering Off System

It's not extremely powerful and it probably doesn't have a top-notch sound quality either, but damn it looks good. I am talking about Saturn, a USB travel & laptop speaker from Boynq, a Dutch company specialized in high quality and unique designs for PC-accessories and general audio products. What makes Sa...

15 May 2007
09:36 GMT

New Images Show Storms Powering Saturn's Jet Streams

The Cassini space probe brought new evidence that contradicts older theories, by showing that rotating eddies (Saturn's giant storms) are driving Saturn's jet stream winds, not the other way around."Intuition would say that the eddies take energy out of the jets, because of the friction and tugging of the...

9 May 2007
15:41 GMT

Worst Consoles Developed by Man

If you're the proud owner of one of the following consoles listed below, don't feel bad about yourself. GamePro's list of "10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time" says that these particular consoles just didn't sell well, but for all we know, they could have rocked many kids' childhood. Look a...

7 May 2007
19:06 GMT

Strange Hexagon Discovered on Saturn

By piecing together pictures of Saturn taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, David A. Godfrey (National Optical Astronomy Observatories) has discovered an unusual feature in the planet's atmosphere. The mosaics reveal a hexagon centered on the north pole. Since neither probe flew directly over the pole two decades...

28 March 2007
09:41 GMT

Geysers from Saturn's Moon Impede Measuring the Giant's Day Length

A small leak will sink a great ship...Enceladus, one of the Saturn's small moons, is slowing down the giant planet's magnetic field so much that the field rotates at a lower pace than the planet, making it nearly impossible to determine Saturn's day length employing methods used for other giant planets...

23 March 2007
04:57 GMT

Radioactivity Behind Geysers on Enceladus

Ancient radioactivity is suspected to have fired billions of years ago the forces that fuel geysers on Saturn's moon, Enceladus. "Deep inside Enceladus, our model indicates we've got an organic brew, a heat source and liquid water, all key ingredients for life," said Dr. Dennis Matson, Cassini project scien...

13 March 2007
03:54 GMT




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