Saturn
First outside of Earth: NASA finds liquid lake on Titan
By: William Atkins
NASA announced on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, that it has observed—for the first time ever in the solar system (other than on Earth)—a liquid body on the surface of a celestial object--in this case, Saturn’s moon Titan.
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, that it has observed—for the first time ever in the solar system (other than on Earth)—a liquid body on the surface of a celestial object--in this case, Saturn’s moon Titan.
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Cassini finds evidence of underground ocean on Enceladus
By: William Atkins
The NASA spacecraft Cassini, while on its travels around the planet Saturn, has found striking evidence that the tiny Saturnian moon of Enceladus may have a vast ocean underneath its cold, icy surface.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA spacecraft Cassini, while on its travels around the planet Saturn, has found striking evidence that the tiny Saturnian moon of Enceladus may have a vast ocean underneath its cold, icy surface.
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Mars, Saturn, Regulus put on evening show in July skies
By: William Atkins
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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By: William Atkins
During the first ten days of July 2008, the two planets Mars and Saturn and the bright star Regulus will be seen low in the western sky after dusk and into the evening, less than one-third the way up from the horizon.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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ISS flies fast & bright over North America and Europe
By: William Atkins
During the month of May 2008, the International Space Station will be brightly seen over the evening skies of North America and Europe as it crosses Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
During the month of May 2008, the International Space Station will be brightly seen over the evening skies of North America and Europe as it crosses Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.
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Successful Cassini mission extended two years around Saturn
By: William Atkins
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced on April 15, 2008 that the international Cassini-Huygens mission around the planet Saturn and its moons will be extended for two more years.
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By: William Atkins
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced on April 15, 2008 that the international Cassini-Huygens mission around the planet Saturn and its moons will be extended for two more years.
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You can be a part of the exploration of outer space!
By: William Atkins
Be a Martian or Saturnian explorer! NASA is holding the “Cassini Scientist for a Day” contest for the exploration of Mars and the “Students Exploring the Red Planet” contest for the exploration of the planet Saturn. Go where no student has gone before!
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By: William Atkins
Be a Martian or Saturnian explorer! NASA is holding the “Cassini Scientist for a Day” contest for the exploration of Mars and the “Students Exploring the Red Planet” contest for the exploration of the planet Saturn. Go where no student has gone before!
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Abracadabra! Whoosh! The rings of Saturn disappear
By: William Atkins
Is a magician making Saturn's rings disappear? Actually, we are experiencing a “plane ring crossing.". The rings are appearing edge-on to Earthlings so they look to almost disappear. Such an event makes for a good time to view Saturn from your backyard telescope.
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By: William Atkins
Is a magician making Saturn's rings disappear? Actually, we are experiencing a “plane ring crossing.". The rings are appearing edge-on to Earthlings so they look to almost disappear. Such an event makes for a good time to view Saturn from your backyard telescope.
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NASA Cassini spacecraft to take dip near space geyser
By: William Atkins
On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, NASA mission controllers will direct the Cassini spacecraft to make its closest approach to Saturn’s moon Enceladus to sample water-ice, dust, and gas from active geysers.
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By: William Atkins
On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, NASA mission controllers will direct the Cassini spacecraft to make its closest approach to Saturn’s moon Enceladus to sample water-ice, dust, and gas from active geysers.
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Rings around Rhea: Possible first time discovery
By: William Atkins
Scientists working with NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have found what appears to be a ring system around Saturn’s second largest moon, Rhea. If this tenuous ring system is verified, it will be the first time that a ring has been found around a planetary moon.
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By: William Atkins
Scientists working with NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have found what appears to be a ring system around Saturn’s second largest moon, Rhea. If this tenuous ring system is verified, it will be the first time that a ring has been found around a planetary moon.
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Saturn shining brightly in Northern Hemisphere sky
By: William Atkins
On the night of February 23-24, 2008, the planet Saturn reached its opposition to the Sun, rising into the sky as the Sun sets below the horizon. The month of March is a good time to view the beautiful planet Saturn in its nightly journey across the starry sky.
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By: William Atkins
On the night of February 23-24, 2008, the planet Saturn reached its opposition to the Sun, rising into the sky as the Sun sets below the horizon. The month of March is a good time to view the beautiful planet Saturn in its nightly journey across the starry sky.
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OPEC’s oil has nothing on Saturn’s moon Titan
By: William Atkins
According to research performed by an international team of scientists using data from the Cassini-Huygens mission, one Saturn's moons Titan has lakes and seas full of liquid hydrocarbons: oil.
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By: William Atkins
According to research performed by an international team of scientists using data from the Cassini-Huygens mission, one Saturn's moons Titan has lakes and seas full of liquid hydrocarbons: oil.
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Fly with Cassie to the planet Saturn
By: William Atkins
If you like to travel in space to Saturn, log on to a new 3D NASA website called Cassie (Cassini at Saturn-Interactive Explorer) and travel virtually to the ringed planet.
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By: William Atkins
If you like to travel in space to Saturn, log on to a new 3D NASA website called Cassie (Cassini at Saturn-Interactive Explorer) and travel virtually to the ringed planet.
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Forty years ago: Apollo 5 lifts off to test lunar module
By: William Atkins
On January 22, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 5 was launched from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Pad 37B on an unmanned mission around Earth to test the lunar module. Its success led directly to America’s eventual landing on the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
On January 22, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 5 was launched from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Pad 37B on an unmanned mission around Earth to test the lunar module. Its success led directly to America’s eventual landing on the Moon.
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Historic Apollo footage discovered on “The Tennis Shoe Test”
By: William Atkins
Authors Alan Lawrie and Robert Pearlman wrote on the CollectSpace.com website about an interesting day in 1966 for NASA engineers.
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By: William Atkins
Authors Alan Lawrie and Robert Pearlman wrote on the CollectSpace.com website about an interesting day in 1966 for NASA engineers.
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UFOs flying around Saturn have been identified
By: William Atkins
Scientists have finally explained unusual looking unidentified-flying-saucer-shaped objects within the rings of the planet Saturn. Luckily, the objects don't contain little green men.
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By: William Atkins
Scientists have finally explained unusual looking unidentified-flying-saucer-shaped objects within the rings of the planet Saturn. Luckily, the objects don't contain little green men.
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Happy 10th Year Birthday for Cassini spacecraft
By: William Atkins
The Cassini spacecraft is ten years old and continues to successfully carry out its mission to explore the planet Saturn and its natural satellites (moons). Do you remember the controversy for its October 15, 1997 launch?
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By: William Atkins
The Cassini spacecraft is ten years old and continues to successfully carry out its mission to explore the planet Saturn and its natural satellites (moons). Do you remember the controversy for its October 15, 1997 launch?
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Cassini finds hydrocarbon lakes at Titan’s south pole
By: William Atkins
The NASA Cassini spacecraft has begun to explore the south pole of Saturn’s moon Titan. So far it has discovered three lakes filled with liquid methane and ethane.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA Cassini spacecraft has begun to explore the south pole of Saturn’s moon Titan. So far it has discovered three lakes filled with liquid methane and ethane.
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