items tagged with Saturn
Ridge on Saturn moon Iapetus was hard nut to crack
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 08:16:59
What is probably most unusual about the moon is its shape. Iapetus is not shaped like most large moons. Instead, it has a unique bulging ridge around its equator that makes it shaped like a walnut, prompting people to nickname it the “Walnut Moon”.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 08:16:59
What is probably most unusual about the moon is its shape. Iapetus is not shaped like most large moons. Instead, it has a unique bulging ridge around its equator that makes it shaped like a walnut, prompting people to nickname it the “Walnut Moon”.
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New Saturn moon discovered: S/2007 S4, but, let’s call it Frank
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-21 09:40:09
Scientists researching images taken from the Cassini-Huygens mission have found a small natural satellite of Saturn. The images were taken on May 30, 2007, the Cassini Imaging Science Team made their announcement on July 18th, and called the modest moon Frank.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-21 09:40:09
Scientists researching images taken from the Cassini-Huygens mission have found a small natural satellite of Saturn. The images were taken on May 30, 2007, the Cassini Imaging Science Team made their announcement on July 18th, and called the modest moon Frank.
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Restored Saturn V: Apollo workhorse showcased at NASA Johnson Space Center
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-20 12:06:33
The newly refurbished Saturn V rocket, also nicknamed the Moon Rocket, is now on display outside of the NASA Johnson Space Center. The 30-story tall rocket provided the power in the 1960s and 70s to lift U.S. astronauts to the Moon and back.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-20 12:06:33
The newly refurbished Saturn V rocket, also nicknamed the Moon Rocket, is now on display outside of the NASA Johnson Space Center. The 30-story tall rocket provided the power in the 1960s and 70s to lift U.S. astronauts to the Moon and back.
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Ares I and Orion trimming down to meet first flight September 2012
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-17 08:46:07
NASA has eliminated some of the weight of the Ares I booster and the Orion spacecraft to make it easier to launch, rendezvous, and dock with the International Space Station (ISS).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-17 08:46:07
NASA has eliminated some of the weight of the Ares I booster and the Orion spacecraft to make it easier to launch, rendezvous, and dock with the International Space Station (ISS).
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Hyperion circles Saturn like a giant sponge
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-05 09:34:23
Cassini researchers studied Hyperion in more detail and found that enormous numbers of space rocks continue to bombard Saturn’s moon, turning it into an odd-shaped sea sponge.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-05 09:34:23
Cassini researchers studied Hyperion in more detail and found that enormous numbers of space rocks continue to bombard Saturn’s moon, turning it into an odd-shaped sea sponge.
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