Ship used to find Titanic headed to Mexican navy
The ship that oceanographer Robert Ballard used to discover the wreck of the Titanic is headed to the Mexican navy.
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Mar 13, 2016
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Surfing onTitan would be best in summer
Space is mostly vast and empty. So whenever we notice something like ripples on a lake, on the frozen moon of a gas giant, we take notice.
Space Exploration
Mar 4, 2016
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Cassini heads for 'higher ground' at Saturn
NASA's Cassini mission is entering its next chapter with an orbital choreography meant to tilt the spacecraft's orbit out of Saturn's ringplane.
Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2016
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Image: Fish-eye view of Saturn's moon Titan
At first glance, this scene may look like a reptilian eye or a textured splash of orange paint, but it is actually a fish-eye view of Saturn's moon Titan. It was acquired at a height of about 5 km as ESA's Huygens probe, ...
Space Exploration
Jan 15, 2016
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Image: Dark pools on Titan
This radar image from the Cassini orbiter shows a thin strip of surface on Saturn's moon Titan. The yellow-hued terrain appears to be peppered with blue-tinted lakes and seas. However, these would not be much fun to splash ...
Space Exploration
Jan 11, 2016
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Mechanical properties of nanomaterials are altered due to electric field, researchers find
Mechanical properties of nanomaterials can be altered due to the application of voltage, University of Wyoming researchers have discovered.
Nanophysics
Jan 8, 2016
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Scientists determine the structure of Titan's evaporites
(Phys.org)—Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, hosts many interesting geological features that could be evaporites. While the chemical compositions of these sediments have been studied by scientists, their structure still ...
Peering through Titan's haze
This composite image shows an infrared view of Saturn's moon Titan from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, acquired during the mission's "T-114" flyby on Nov. 13, 2015.
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2015
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Cassini finds monstrous ice cloud in Titan's south polar region
New observations made near the south pole of Titan by NASA's Cassini spacecraft add to the evidence that winter comes in like a lion on this moon of Saturn.
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2015
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Titan takes on the big one
The San Andreas Fault system, which runs almost the entire length of California, is prone to shaking, causing about 10,000 minor earthquakes each year just in the southern California area.
Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2015
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