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NASA scientists are exploring the possibility that microbial life exist inside Enceladus, where no sunlight reaches, photosynthesis is impossible and no oxygen is available.
Until the two Voyager spacecraft passed near Enceladus, the
sixth-largest moon of Saturn, in the early 1980s, very little was known
about this small moon except for the identification of water ice on its
surface. The Voyager missions showed that Enceladus is only 500 km in
diameter and reflects almost 100% of the...
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The Cassini spacecraft observations of Saturn's largest moon, the orange-colored Titan, have given scientists a glimpse of what Earth might have been like before life evolved. They now believe Titan possesses many parallels to Earth, including lakes, rivers, channels, dunes, rain, snow, clouds, mountains and possibly volcanoes.
"Titan is just covered in carbon-bearing material -- it's a giant
factory of organic chemicals," according to Ralph Lorenz of Johns
Hopkins University Applied...
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Bent Outta Shape
The Prometheus moon steals wispy material from Saturn's F ring, as seen by the Cassini spacecraft.
The irregular Saturnian moon acts as a gravitational tug that pulls away ring dust and debris onto different orbital paths and leaves an uneven pattern of kinks in the F ring. In that way Prometheus appears to live up to its namesake, who stole fire from the Greek Gods and gave it to humans.
The moon's sneaky activity is illuminated by both direct sunlight and...
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft discovered a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12. Scientists are stunned that this tiny moon is so active, "hot" and teeming with water vapor and organic chemicals.
"Enceladus has got warmth, water and organic chemicals, some of the
essential building blocks needed for life," said Dennis Matson, Cassini
project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,
Calif. "We...
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“Enceladus has got warmth, water and organic chemicals, some of the essential building blocks needed for life,” Dennis Matson, Cassini project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said in the statement. “We have quite a recipe for life on our hands, but we have yet to find the final ingredient, liquid water.”
______________________________________________________________ Discovered in 1789 by William Herschel as one of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus is...
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Scientists have discovered a wavepattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years, according to two studies published Thursday in journal Nature.
The discovery is the result of a 22-year campaign observing Saturn from Earth, and the Cassini spacecraft's...
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Reading something like this makes me hopeful that we're no longer in the infant stage of our understanding of our solar system: we've been patient and observant while growing in our knowledge. Scientists have discovered a wave pattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from...
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U.S. space agency scientists say they've observed a wave pattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere that's only visible from Earth every 15 years.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the discovery came from a 22-year Earth-based program of observing Saturn -- the longest...
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New York NY (SPX) May 06, 2008 -
In the four years since NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft arrived at Saturn and began snapping pictures, Cassini's cameras have sent nearly 140,000 images back to researchers on Earth.
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- Cassini mission extended (rss.topix.net)
- Cassini-Huygens probe to remain in space (radionetherlands.nl)
- Nasa extends Saturn probe mission (news.google.com)
Even before the Cassini spacecraft entered the Saturn system, scientists were predicting that Saturn's moon Titan would be quite Earth-like. And every image that's been returned of Titan's clouds, lakes, ...
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As a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than those found on Earth, the Cassini spacecraft continues its five-month watch over the dramatic events.
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The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Tuesday, April 29, from the Madrid, Spain, tracking complex. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
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- NASA Cassini Image: Scenic Overlook (news.search.yahoo.com)
- NASA Cassini Image: High-phase Rings (spaceref.com)
Even before the Cassini spacecraft entered the Saturn system, scientists were predicting that Saturn’s moon Titan would be quite Earth-like. And every image that’s been returned of Titan’s clouds, lakes, rivers, and other landforms is proving them right. In 2005 Cassini’s imaging radar discovered...
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The Cassini spacecraft, which has been studying Saturn for almost four years, has detected a giant electrical storm that has been raging since November. ...
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The Cassini spacecraft, which has been exploring Saturn for almost four years, tracks an electrical storm that has been raging for months.
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