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Space Exploration Aug 6, 2009

Surface features on Titan form like Earth's, but with a frigid twist

Saturn's haze-enshrouded moon Titan turns out to have much in common with Earth in the way that weather and geology shape its terrain, according to two pieces of research to be presented at the XXVII General Assembly of the ...

Space Exploration Mar 17, 2009

Four of Saturn's moons parade by their parent

On 24 February 2009, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a photo sequence of four moons of Saturn passing in front of their parent planet. The moons, from far left to right, are the white icy moons Enceladus and ...

Astronomy Oct 22, 2008

Spanish scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan

Physicists of the University of Granada and the University of Valencia (Spain) have developed a proceeding to analyse specific data sent by the Huygens probe from Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, proving "in an unequivocal ...

Space Exploration Oct 7, 2008

Cassini flyby of Saturn moon offers insight into solar system history

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is scheduled to fly within 16 miles of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Oct. 9 and measure molecules in its space environment that could give insight into the history of the solar system.

Space Exploration Aug 12, 2008

Cassini Begins Transmitting Data From Enceladus Flyby

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shortly after 9:03 p.m. Pacific Time, the Cassini spacecraft began sending data to Earth following a close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus. During closest approach, Cassini successfully passed only 50 kilometers ...

Space Exploration Jul 30, 2008

Cassini instrument confirms liquid surface lake on Titan

Scientists have confirmed that at least one body in our solar system, other than Earth, has a surface liquid lake. Using an instrument on NASA's Cassini orbiter, they discovered that a lake-like feature in the south polar ...

Space Exploration Jun 5, 2008

Cassini sees collisions of moonlets on Saturn's ring

A team of scientists led from the UK has discovered that the rapid changes in Saturn's F ring can be attributed to small moonlets causing perturbations. Their results are reported in Nature. Saturn's F ring has long been ...

Space Exploration May 23, 2008

Radio Telescopes to Keep Sharp Eye on Mars Lander

As NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander descends through the Red Planet's atmosphere toward its landing on May 25, its progress will be scrutinized by radio telescopes from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). At NRAO control ...

Space Exploration Apr 29, 2008

Cassini Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm

As a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than those found on Earth, the Cassini spacecraft continues its five-month watch over the dramatic events.

Space Exploration Apr 21, 2008

Saturn images to be displayed in New York

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration says some of the best images from Saturn and the planet's rings and moons will be displayed in New York.

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