Saturn"s Insides Are Sloshing Around
A new paper suggests Saturn's core is more like a fluid than a solid, and makes up more of the planet's interior than we thought. From a report: With its massive rings stretching out 175,000 miles in diameter, Saturn is a one-of-a-kind planet in the.....»»
Planetary scientists are starting to get stirred up by Starship’s potential
"It could provide a revolutionary new way of exploring these worlds." Enlarge / A rendering of SpaceX's Starship traveling to the Saturn system. (credit: SpaceX) Jennifer Heldmann stared at the computer screens on her desk, wa.....»»
NASA"s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images Saturn
From a viewpoint about 90 kilometers (56 miles) above Lacus Veris, "Lake of Spring," the camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft imaged Saturn on October 13, 2021. In this view, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC.....»»
Go on a ‘Grand Tour’ of the outer solar system with these Hubble images
Each year Hubble snaps images of the outer planets of our solar system -- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune -- to see how they are changing over time......»»
Hubble takes a grand tour of the solar system
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has completed its annual grand tour of the outer Solar System. This is the realm of the giant planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—extending as far as 30 times the distance between Earth and the Sun. Un.....»»
Astronomers Spot First Possible Exoplanet Outside Our Galaxy
A possible Saturn-sized planet identified in the distant Whirlpool Galaxy could be the first exoplanet to be detected outside the Milky Way. From a report: The exoplanet candidate appears to be orbiting an X-ray binary -- made up of a normal star and.....»»
Sloshing electrons in a charge density wave
In the latest edition of Physical Review B, UvA Ph.D. candidate Xuanbo Feng (QuSoft and IoP) and colleagues write about their recent experiments on a material that can go from a normal metal state to a more exotic state known as a "charge density wav.....»»
Tomb Raider Turns 25 Today – Celebrate A Gaming Icon And One Of PlayStation’s Biggest Franchises
Tomb Raider celebrates its 25th anniversary today, with Lara Croft's first adventure debuting for the Sega Saturn and soon after, PSOne. The post Tomb Raider Turns 25 Today – Celebrate A Gaming Icon And One Of PlayStation’s Biggest Franch.....»»
NASA’s take on future space travel is a wild sci-fi ride
A dramatic video from NASA dreams of future space travel where humans visit distant Saturn moons and planets beyond our solar system......»»
Did Titan give Saturn its tilt?
Giant planets like Saturn don't just tilt over all by themselves; something has to knock them over, or tug on them gravitationally, to push them off axis. Scientists expect that when new planets are born, they form with almost no tilt at all, lining.....»»
The biggest comet ever seen will get as close as Saturn in 2031
A mega-comet—potentially the largest ever discovered—is heading from the Oort Cloud towards our direction. Estimated to be 100–200 kilometers across, the unusual celestial wanderer will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2031. However, the.....»»
Lasers to probe origin of life on a frigid moon and take the space-time pulse of star-shattering collisions
On Saturn's giant moon Titan, liquid methane and other hydrocarbons rain down, carving rivers, lakes and seas in a landscape of frozen water. The complex chemistry on this icy world could be analogous to the period when life first emerged on Earth, o.....»»
Largest comet ever discovered is heading toward the sun — but no need to panic
The largest comet ever is heading toward the sun - but don't worry, it won't pose any threat to us as it won't come closer than the orbit of Saturn......»»
Saturn’s rings are jiggling, delightfully enough, due to its wobbly core
Our solar system is full of wonders, like the beauty of Saturn's rings. But these rings aren't static -- recent research shows that they are gently jiggling......»»
Saturn"s Insides Are Sloshing Around
A new paper suggests Saturn's core is more like a fluid than a solid, and makes up more of the planet's interior than we thought. From a report: With its massive rings stretching out 175,000 miles in diameter, Saturn is a one-of-a-kind planet in the.....»»
Saturn’s core is a big, diffuse, rocky slushball
There are still uncertainties, but data from the rings rules out a layered model. Enlarge (credit: NASA/JPL) The formation of a gas giant involves a race against time. Planets come into being as newly forming stars heat up, a process that quic.....»»
The Dragonfly rotorcraft will search Saturn’s moon Titan for signs of life
NASA is sending a rotorcraft called Dragonfly to explore Titan, the moon of Saturn, in the hopes of sniffing out signs of life there......»»
Dragonfly mission to Titan announces big science goals
Among our solar system's many moons, Saturn's Titan stands out—it's the only moon with a substantial atmosphere and liquid on the surface. It even has a weather system like Earth's, though it rains methane instead of water. Might it also host some.....»»
NASA reveals the best night-sky treats viewable in August
NASA is back again with its monthly rundown of upcoming skywatching treats, which this month include meteors, Jupiter, and Saturn......»»
New Approach Could Boost the Search for Life in Otherworldly Oceans
“Ecological biosignatures” hold promise for revealing alien organisms that may dwell within icy moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Could there be microbial life in the ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus?
Saturn's moon Enceladus could be capable of supporting microbial life similar to that found on Earth around hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor......»»