Jun 08 2011

Could Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Nurture Alien Life?

Tag: Alien Life,Satellites,Saturn,Voyager ProgramRay Villard @ 10:41 pm
The nearest form of extraterrestrial life in the solar system may be "only" a billion miles away.

Jun 02 2011

When Cassini Met Nine Inch Nails

Tag: NASA Cassini Equinox,SaturnIan O'Neill @ 6:20 pm
NASA's Cassini Solstice mission continues to dazzle us with images from Saturn, but what do you get when you mix these images with music from an industrial rock band?

May 23 2011

Iapetus Fights the Battle of the Bulge

Tag: Astronomy,Moons,NASA Cassini Equinox,SaturnJennifer Ouellette @ 3:31 pm
Why has the Saturnian moon got such an odd shape? It would seem Iapetus was spun up and smacked when it was young.

May 10 2011

Boat Would Sail on Saturn Moon’s Sea

Tag: Moons of Saturn,NASA,Saturn,Seas,SpacecraftIrene Klotz @ 11:43 am
NASA is looking at sending a probe to explore the methane oceans of Titan, a prime contender for finding life beyond Earth.

Feb 28 2011

Star Trek, Starring Carolyn Porco?

Tag: Saturn,Space Culture,Space PeopleIan O'Neill @ 1:08 am
Can lead Cassini imaging scientist Carolyn Porco get a cameo on the next Star Trek movie? If this online petition works, director J.J. Abrams might have to give science democracy a chance.

Jan 28 2011

Ocean on Saturn’s Moon Full of Gas

Tag: Enceladus (moon),Heating,Hydrogen,Moons,Moons of Saturn,NASA,Orbits,Organic,Saturn,SpacecraftDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:25 pm
The fizzy ocean on Enceladus may be capable of harboring life.

Dec 28 2010

Vast Storm Rampages Across Saturn

Tag: Astronomy,NASA Cassini Equinox,SaturnIan O'Neill @ 7:51 pm
If you thought the blizzards on the east coast of the US were bad, take a look at the weather on Saturn!

Dec 22 2010

Cassini Spots Tectonic Activity on Saturn Moon

Tag: Moons,Moons of Saturn,NASA Cassini Equinox,SaturnDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:15 pm
Deep cracks, fractures and craters in the surface of Rhea suggest its surface is still rumbling.

Dec 15 2010

Saturn Cyclone Spins for Five Years

Tag: Cyclones,Planets,Saturn,Solar System PlanetsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:20 pm
The whirlwind is the size of Europe and may be the longest-lasting cyclone ever spotted.

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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