Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2018
Capturing the shadow of Saturn's moon Titan from right here on Earth
Titan is Saturn's largest moon, and it is more like a planet than a moon in many respects.
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Space Exploration
Jul 10, 2018
Sound of electromagnetic energy moving between Saturn, Enceladus
New research from NASA's Cassini spacecraft's up-close Grand Finale orbits shows a surprisingly powerful and dynamic interaction of plasma waves moving from Saturn to its rings and its moon Enceladus. The observations show ...
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2018
Image: Saturn's inside-out rings
In this curious view, Saturn looms in the foreground on the left, adorned by shadows cast by the giant planet's rings. To the right, the rings emerge from behind the planet's hazy limb, stretching outwards from Cassini's ...
Materials Science
Jun 8, 2018
Supramolecular complex formation—anthracene macrocycle and C60 fullerene
Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system and has a characteristic ring. Japanese researchers have now synthesized a molecular "nano-Saturn." As the scientists report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, it consists ...
Space Exploration
Jun 5, 2018
Saturn found to have noontime auroras
An international team of researchers has found that Saturn's fast rotation speed makes it possible for the planet to experience noontime auroras. In their paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the group describes ...
Space Exploration
May 22, 2018
Study details the history of Saturn's small inner moons
The small inner moons of Saturn look like giant ravioli and spaetzle. Their spectacular shape has been revealed by the Cassini spacecraft. For the first time, researchers of the University of Bern show how these moons were ...
Astronomy
May 7, 2018
Astronomers find exoplanet atmosphere free of clouds
Scientists have detected an exoplanet atmosphere that is free of clouds, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the quest for greater understanding of the planets beyond our solar system.
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2018
Image: The colors in Saturn's rings
Saturn's rings display their subtle colors in this view captured on Aug. 22, 2009, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The particles that make up the rings range in size from smaller than a grain of sand to as large as mountains, ...
Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2018
Simulations suggest Saturn may have helped create Jupiter's big moons
A team of researchers from France and the U.S. has created a computer simulation of the development of the solar system focusing on Jupiter and the origins of its moons. In their paper uploaded to the arXiv preprint server, ...
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2018
New Saturn storm emerging?
Are you following the planets this season? The planetary action is about to heat up, as Jupiter, Saturn and Mars all head towards fine oppositions over the next few months.
