Mar 10 2011
Saturn’s Ice Moon Cranks Up the Heat
Enceladus is pumping out enough heat energy to match the output of 20 coal-fired power plants.
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Feb 22 2011
This Moon was Made for Mining (Helium-3)
So we're running out of helium-3, who's up for some lunar prospecting?
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Feb 10 2011
Jupiter’s Moon Europa Helps Solve Stripey Mystery
Last year, Jupiter lost one of its trademark stripes. But with a little help from a little moon, an infrared telescope has found where the stripe is hiding.
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Jan 28 2011
Ocean on Saturn’s Moon Full of Gas
The fizzy ocean on Enceladus may be capable of harboring life.
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Dec 27 2010
Laser Sheds Light on ‘Dark Side’ of Moon
It may seem hard to believe, but a few decades ago we didn’t have clue as to what the far side of the moon even looked like.
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Dec 22 2010
Cassini Spots Tectonic Activity on Saturn Moon
Deep cracks, fractures and craters in the surface of Rhea suggest its surface is still rumbling.
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Dec 12 2010
Saturn’s Rings: Robbed From a Moon?
The gas giant may have stripped away a long-lost moon to create its famous rings.
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Dec 12 2010
How Saturn Got Its Rings
The gas giant may have stripped away a long-lost moon to create its famous rings.
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Nov 24 2010
Finding the Lunar High Ground
There is a place even higher than Mt. Everest, with a gentle three-degree slope that you could stroll up. The problem is that it's 250,000 miles away.
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Oct 13 2010
NASA Uses Photoshop! It’s a Conspiracy!
Believe it or not, even NASA needs to 'touch up' the color and contrast of their photos that are returned from space missions.
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