Fantastic Voyage

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 02, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (19) | 3

By travelling to the outer solar system, the two Voyager spacecraft allowed us to see amazing details of far-distant planets and moons.

Scientists unravel the chemistry of Titan's hazy atmosphere

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 15, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

A team of University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers led by Ralf Kaiser, physical chemist at UH Mānoa, unraveled the chemical evolution of the orange-brownish colored atmosphere of Saturn's moon ...

Saturn Moon Could Power 150 Billion Labor Day Barbecues

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 07, 2009 | 3 / 5 (8) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Since its discovery by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1655, Saturn's most massive moon, Titan, has been known as a place of mystery and intrigue. The large, cloud-enshrouded moon is ...

Scientists discover storms in the tropics of Titan

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Aug 12, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (11) | 1

For all its similarities to Earth -- clouds that pour rain (albeit liquid methane not liquid water) onto the surface producing lakes and rivers, vast dune fields in desert-like regions, plus a smoggy orange ...

Saturn to Pull Celestial Houdini on August 11

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 10, 2009 | 3 / 5 (4) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1918, magician extraordinaire Harry Houdini created a sensation when he made a 10,000 pound elephant disappear before a mystified audience of over 5,200 at New York's famed Hippodrome theatre. ...

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

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 06, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (8) | 0

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 ...

Four of Saturn's moons parade by their parent

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Mar 17, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

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 ...

Spanish scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Oct 22, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (18) | 1

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 ...

Cassini flyby of Saturn moon offers insight into solar system history

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 07, 2008 | 4.5 / 5 (17) | 0

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.

Cassini Begins Transmitting Data From Enceladus Flyby

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 12, 2008 | 4.7 / 5 (11) | 1

(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 ...

Cassini instrument confirms liquid surface lake on Titan

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 30, 2008 | 4.8 / 5 (28) | 4

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 ...

Cassini sees collisions of moonlets on Saturn's ring

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 05, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (17) | 1

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 ...

Radio Telescopes to Keep Sharp Eye on Mars Lander

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May 23, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (8) | 0

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). ...

Cassini Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm

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Apr 29, 2008 | 4 / 5 (12) | 1

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.

Saturn images to be displayed in New York

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Apr 21, 2008 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

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.