Image of Saturn in Cassini spacecraft's 'final moments' isn't what it seems
The view was acquired on Sept. 14, 2017 at 19:59 UTC (spacecraft event time). The view was taken in visible light using the ...
Saturn's stunning ring system to suddenly vanish from view
Saturn's iconic ring system will disappear, albeit temporarily, on March 23—a preview of its fate in 100 million years.
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Titan (IMAGE)
The atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon hides its surface beneath a global layer of thick, opaque fogs. They are made up of organic molecules and hydrocarbons, “so large that they form particles ...
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What would happen if humans tried to land on Saturn
Narrator: In 2017, NASA's Cassini probe sent us our closest view of Saturn as it dove into the planet's stormy atmosphere. And the results were stunning. But what would it be like if humans made ...
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Actual footage shows what it was like to land on Saturn's moon Titan
In 2005, an alien probe flew through the hazy and cold atmosphere of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, and landed on the world's surface. That spacecraft -- named the Huygens probe -- was sent ...
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Cassini Probe Dips Its Toes in Saturn's Atmosphere
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Tiny tube experiments simulate solar system’s only moon with an atmosphere
The chopper will explore and investigate Titan's atmosphere, beaming a wealth of new data back to Earth. Scientists hope they will be able to use this new information to determine whether Saturn's ...
A planet on the edge: are Saturn’s rings older than they look?
Saturn’s rings are an arresting sight even through modest telescopes. The planet is made mostly of hydrogen and helium whereas the rings are billions of pieces of mostly bright-white water ice and ...