Tag: Saturn
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Scientists compile Cassini’s unique observations of Saturn’s rings
To determine the size of the ring particles, UVIS observed them when the instrument was pointed at the Sun, looking through the rings in what is known as a solar occultation.
October 19, 2022 -
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn to align in straight line this week after 1000 years
When planets line up on one side of the Sun as seen up above the plane of our solar system is termed the first kind of planet parade.
April 27, 2022 -
Do you know how long is a Saturn day?
Scientists have the answer now, and say they found it hidden in the unique planet's rings
January 19, 2019 -
Chemically richer
Nasa's Cassini spacecraft has revealed unknown details about Saturn's rings-and just how strange they are.
October 10, 2018 -
NASA’s flying telescope to study Saturn’s moon, comets
NASA has said its flying observatory Sofia is preparing for its 2018 campaign, which will include, among others, observations of celestial magnetic fields, star-forming regions, comets and Saturn’s giant moon Titan. This will be the fourth year of full operations for Sofia, short for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, with observations planned between February 2018...
December 30, 2017 -
After revealing Saturn, Cassini set for final dive on Sept 15
NASA’s robotic spacecraft Cassini that has been orbiting Saturn for 13 years is set for a final dive towards the planet and burn up in its atmosphere in a “grand finale” after it flies past Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, on September 15. Cassini’s imaging cameras will take their last look around the Saturn system, sending...
September 11, 2017 -
Cassini set to embark on final five orbits around Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to embark on a set of ultra-close passes through Saturn's upper atmosphere with its final five orbits around the planet. Cassini will make the first of these five passes over Saturn at 12:22 a.m. EDT on August 14, NASA said. The spacecraft's point of closest approach to Saturn during these...
August 10, 2017 -
Key building block of life found on Saturn moon Titan
An important building block of life has been discovered in the hazy upper atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan, by a team led by an Indian-origin researcher. Using data from Cassini mission, scientists, including those from University College London (UCL) in the UK, identified negatively charged molecules called 'carbon chain anions' in the atmosphere of...
July 28, 2017 -
Titan’s calm lakes may aid smooth landing for space probes
Saturn's moon Titan has a serene environment with calm lakes of liquid methane and waves reaching only about a centimetre high – potentially making it easier for future probes to make a smooth landing on its surface, scientists say. Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and one of the locations in the solar system...
July 6, 2017 -
NASA Cassini probe captures Saturn’s dawn in stunning image
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has beamed back a stunning image that shows a sliver of Saturn's sunlit atmosphere with its icy rings stretched across the foreground as a dark band. The Cassini mission is currently executing a series of daring ring-grazing dives as the mission comes closer to the culmination of its epic 20-year-long journey in...
June 27, 2017 -
Cassini observes solstice arriving at Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has reached a new milestone as it observed Saturn's solstice-that is, the longest day of summer in the northern hemisphere and the shortest day of winter in the southern hemisphere-arriving the planet and its moons this week. Reaching the solstice, and observing seasonal changes in the Saturn system along the way, was...
May 25, 2017 -
Cassini set for second dive between Saturn and its rings
Cassini is set for its second dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on Tuesday at 3.38 p.m. EDT, NASA said. During its orbit, in advance of the crossing, Cassini's cameras have been looking closely at the rings. As with the first Grand Finale dive, Cassini would be out of...
May 2, 2017 -
Cassini’s first dive between Saturn and its rings successful: NASA
Cassini's first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on April 26 was successful and the spacecraft is now in the process of beaming back science and engineering data collected during its passage, NASA said on Thursday. NASA's Deep Space Network Goldstone Complex in California's Mojave Desert acquired Cassini's signal...
April 27, 2017 -
Google Doodle marks Cassini’s first ‘Grand Finale’ dive
As the Cassini spacecraft starts its first dive through the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings on Wednesday, Google has marked the occasion with an animated Doodle. Cassini's series of swoops between Saturn and its rings are part of the spacecraft's dramatic "Grand Finale," a daring set of orbits offering Earthlings an unprecedented look...
April 26, 2017 -
NASA’s Cassini probe completes final Titan flyby
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has completed its last close brush with Saturn's hazy moon Titan and is now beginning its final set of 22 orbits around the ringed planet. In its final close approach to Titan on April 21, the spacecraft passed at an altitude of about 979 kilometres above the moon's surface and Cassini transmitted...
April 25, 2017 -
Meet Enceladus
Enceladus is, to many, just an icy snowball floating around in space. But it’s just become a lot more important — it’s perhaps the greatest hope for life in our own solar system. The small moon of Saturn, which has a 502km diameter, has been revealed to have hydrothermal processes going on underneath its crust....
April 18, 2017 -
Ingredients for life exist on Saturn’s moon Enceladus: NASA
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has a form of chemical energy that life can feed on, researchers with NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn have revealed. "Confirmation that the chemical energy for life exists within the ocean of a small moon of Saturn is an important milestone in our search for habitable worlds beyond Earth," said Linda...
April 14, 2017