By Paul Scott Anderson, on June 11th, 2015
Image of the Phoebe ring taken in 2009, overlaid in tan colors. The ring is much larger than Saturn’s other more visible rings and is also tilted with respect to the other rings. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/U. Virginia
Saturn is truly the “Lord of the Rings” and one of the most majestic places in […]
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By David Darling, on August 1st, 2013 These images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show how the pull of the planet affects the amount of material ejected by geysers on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. It turns out that the moon launches more spray when it is farther away from Saturn. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Cornell/SSI
Saturn’s 314-mile-wide icy moon Enceladus has been […]
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By Christopher Paul, on June 21st, 2013
The Cassini probe at Saturn took this image in 2006. Scientists hope to take a similar image in July. Image Credit: NASA/JPL
NASA’s Cassini probe to Saturn is preparing itself to take a follow-up to the historic image it took in 2006.
The famous image was taken as the Cassini probe passed […]
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