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Saturn May Have Gotten Its Rings During The Reign Of The Dinosaurs, Suggests Cassini Data

Saturn May Have Gotten Its Rings During The Reign Of The Dinosaurs, Suggests Cassini Data

You can’t picture Saturn without its iconic rings — the two simply go together. But a new study based on data from NASA’s Cassini probe unveiled that the rings of Saturn may be a lot younger than previously believed, the space agency announced today. According to the latest findings — which have been published in […]

5y ago

Saturn Moons Cozy Up To Form A ‘Space Snowman’ In This Brilliant Photo From Cassini

Saturn Moons Cozy Up To Form A ‘Space Snowman’ In This Brilliant Photo From Cassini

It’s no secret that Saturn has some pretty peculiar moons floating around it. For instance, Saturn’s innermost moon, Pan, looks a lot like a walnut. Another one of Saturn’s small moons, Atlas, resembles a flying saucer. Both Pan and Atlas have been described as space ravioli, as previously reported by the Inquisitr. Meanwhile, Saturn’s moon […]

5y ago

A New Study Has Determined How The Strange Stripes Spotted On Saturn’s Moon Dione May Have Gotten There

A New Study Has Determined How The Strange Stripes Spotted On Saturn’s Moon Dione May Have Gotten There

Scientists observing Saturn’s moon Dione have spotted some very strange stripes on it and a new study has determined how those stripes may have gotten there. As Space reports, scientists have been able to analyze data that was captured by NASA’s past Cassini mission, which concluded last year. In some of the photographs that were […]

5y ago

Data From Cassini’s ‘Grand Finale’ Reveals New Information On Saturn’s Rings

Data From Cassini’s ‘Grand Finale’ Reveals New Information On Saturn’s Rings

The Cassini mission’s “Grand Finale” came almost two decades after the spacecraft’s launch and 13 years after it entered Saturn’s orbit to collect valuable scientific information on the ringed planet and its moons. But with more than a year having passed since Cassini crash-landed into Saturn after a series of orbits, scientists are still busy […]

5y ago

Weird Hexagon On Saturn Is Taller Than Previously Thought

Weird Hexagon On Saturn Is Taller Than Previously Thought

A weird hexagon-shaped vortex that formed above Saturn’s north pole is much taller than scientists previously thought, a new study using data gathered by an instrument aboard the Cassini spacecraft has revealed. The bizarre 20,000-mile wide jet stream of air moves at a speed of about 200 mph and surrounds a smaller circular vortex. Scientists […]

5y ago

Cassini’s ‘Last Image’ Of Saturn Goes Viral, But Was An Artist’s Creation All Along

Cassini’s ‘Last Image’ Of Saturn Goes Viral, But Was An Artist’s Creation All Along

If you saw someone posting what they claim is the Cassini spacecraft’s “last image” before crash landing into Saturn, you’ll want to think twice before retweeting it or sharing it on social media. A report from Gizmodo set the record straight on Tuesday, confirming what several users noted as the photo kept racking up views […]

5y ago

New Cassini Findings Suggest Saturn’s Moon Titan Has A ‘Sea Level’ Like Earth Does

New Cassini Findings Suggest Saturn’s Moon Titan Has A ‘Sea Level’ Like Earth Does

New research based on the findings of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft suggests that Saturn’s moon Titan shares yet another interesting similarity with our planet — a sea level that refers to the average elevation of ocean surfaces. As noted by the Daily Mail, Titan is often referred to as Earth’s “toxic twin,” as it’s the only […]

6y ago

NASA Releases Cassini Spacecraft Photo Of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus With Planet’s Rings In Background

NASA Releases Cassini Spacecraft Photo Of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus With Planet’s Rings In Background

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft may have since crash-landed into Saturn’s atmosphere, ending a two-decade mission that brought home a plethora of scientific findings, photos, and videos related to our solar system’s ringed planet. But the legacy of Cassini has continued to live on, as NASA released on Wednesday a photo of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, appearing half-lit […]

6y ago

‘Farewell To Saturn’: NASA Cassini’s Legacy Is A Set Of Stunning Epic Images Of Saturn

‘Farewell To Saturn’: NASA Cassini’s Legacy Is A Set Of Stunning Epic Images Of Saturn

NASA has released a set of stunning images of Saturn with all its splendor and glory. It is the Cassini spacecraft’s legacy after 13 years of diligently exploring the ring planet. NASA has shared these epic images of Saturn as a dedication to the spacecraft. The compilation of images is titled “Farewell to Saturn” and […]

6y ago

Puzzling Polar Vortex Of Saturn’s Largest Moon Titan Finally Explained By Scientists

Puzzling Polar Vortex Of Saturn’s Largest Moon Titan Finally Explained By Scientists

Scientists finally have an explanation for the unexpected atmospheric behavior in one of Saturn’s natural satellites. The polar vortex on Titan, the planet’s largest moon, has been previously measured to be extremely cold, a behavior that runs counter to accepted model predictions. Despite being categorized as one of Saturn’s moon, Titan is actually larger than […]

6y ago

Saturn’s Largest Moon Titan Battered By Extreme Methane Rainstorms, Study Reveals

Saturn’s Largest Moon Titan Battered By Extreme Methane Rainstorms, Study Reveals

New research suggests that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is the site of some intense methane rainstorms. And while they may not take place too often in terms of Earth years, astronomers have discovered that the storms are more frequent than originally expected. Throughout the course of NASA’s recently-concluded Cassini mission, Titan was one of the […]

6y ago

Cassini’s ‘Grand Finale’ Marks The End Of An Era, But Not The End Of NASA’s Plans For Saturn

Cassini’s ‘Grand Finale’ Marks The End Of An Era, But Not The End Of NASA’s Plans For Saturn

Cassini’s “grand finale” marked a bittersweet moment for the scientists behind the mission as NASA’s spacecraft took a bow and crashed into Saturn’s atmosphere. Thus marked the proverbial end of an era for NASA as it concluded a mission that had, for the past 13 years, brought back so much information on the ringed planet […]

6y ago

Cassini Crashes Into Saturn In Meteoric Blaze Of Glory: The Final Photos

Cassini Crashes Into Saturn In Meteoric Blaze Of Glory: The Final Photos

After a long adventure spanning two decades and nearly five billion miles, the Cassini spacecraft crashed into Saturn in a blaze of glory. Farewell and thank you for all you’ve given us. The crash was intentional and planned carefully by National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA). Still, those who’ve followed the spacecraft’s journey mourn its […]

6y ago

Cassini’s Grand Finale — Five Top Findings From 5-Billion-Mile Mission

Cassini’s Grand Finale — Five Top Findings From 5-Billion-Mile Mission

A journey of nearly two decades and almost 5 billion miles will come to a dramatic end next Friday. Cold, alone, and very far from home, the Cassini orbiter will take a long last look at the pale blue dot whence it sprang and finish its 294th and final orbit of Saturn by nosing over […]

6y ago

Cassini Passes Through Saturn’s Rings, Discovers The ‘Big Empty’ And Some Eerie Sounds [Updated]

Cassini Passes Through Saturn’s Rings, Discovers The ‘Big Empty’ And Some Eerie Sounds [Updated]

The so-called “grand finale” of NASA’s Cassini mission was to include a few passes through the then-unexplored region between Saturn’s rings. And while the venerable space probe technically didn’t find much in this area, there were enough interesting findings to send back to Earth as Cassini hopes to go out with more of a bang […]

7y ago

Can Enceladus Support Alien Life? Saturn’s Moon Has Most Key Ingredients Of Life Present

Can Enceladus Support Alien Life? Saturn’s Moon Has Most Key Ingredients Of Life Present

Is Saturn’s moon Enceladus capable of sustaining alien life? It’s far too soon to conclude that that is the case, but new findings from NASA’s Cassini probe suggest that the icy moon just might have those so-called “ingredients of life” scientists look for when studying other planets. According to NASA’s official press release, two papers […]

7y ago

Scientists Discuss ‘Grand Finale’ For NASA’s Long-Running Cassini Mission

Scientists Discuss ‘Grand Finale’ For NASA’s Long-Running Cassini Mission

NASA’s Cassini mission has beamed back a plethora of fascinating takeaways as it continues to study Saturn and its moons. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and NASA scientists are currently preparing for a ton of new discoveries as the Cassini spacecraft enters its final six months before […]

7y ago

Saturn’s Moon Pan Looks ‘Delicious’ On Latest Cassini Images

Saturn’s Moon Pan Looks ‘Delicious’ On Latest Cassini Images

Among all the moons of Saturn, Pan is standing out for some rather curious reasons. Based on new images from NASA’s Cassini mission, the diminutive moon has alternately been described as resembling a walnut, ravioli, a “space empanada,” and in a rare non-edible example, a “cosmic turtle shell.” In other words, it’s a rather “delicious” […]

7y ago

Alien Life Found On Enceladus Or Europa: Scientist Predicts Extraterrestrials Discovered In 2017

Alien Life Found On Enceladus Or Europa: Scientist Predicts Extraterrestrials Discovered In 2017

The search for living organisms on other worlds — alien life — is ever ongoing, and it came up empty again in the calendar year of 2016, but a physicist in the United Kingdom believes that everything will change in 2017 and extraterrestrial life will finally be discovered. He suggests that it won’t come from […]

7y ago

NASA Shows Off Close-Up Images Of Saturn’s Rings — First-Ever Views Come Via Doomed Cassini Shuttle

NASA Shows Off Close-Up Images Of Saturn’s Rings — First-Ever Views Come Via Doomed Cassini Shuttle

NASA has posted its closest pictures ever of the famed rings of Saturn. These distant images, which are nearly 20 years in the making, were transmitted by the space agency’s unmanned Cassini vessel. Cassini left Earth in 1997 to make the 746 million mile (1.2 billion kilometer) trip between the planets. It has been conducting […]

7y ago

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