The search for extraterrestrial life has inspired space agencies to advance their search within and outside our planetary system. While astronomers have been struggling to find concrete evidence of life in the interstellar world, they have decided to leave no stone unturned in our solar system. Enceladus is a celestial body that is classified as […]
Finding signs of life in the Universe has remained the primary objective of most astrobiologists. In the last decade when NASA’s Cassini spacecraft was still in operation in the Saturnian system, it turned its instruments towards Saturn’s moon Enceladus. While making this turn, the space probe studied plumes of ice ejecting upward from the surface
After working on the 8-rotor Titan Moon Drone Dragonfly mission for an extended period, NASA’s engineers and scientists successfully built a powerful prototype drone that would soon be completed to visit Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. NASA is deploying the knowledge it acquired from operating its Ingenuity Mars helicopter to design the Dragonfly. Note that Ingenuity
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Saturn’s iconic rings have remained one of the greatest wonders that amazes every skygazer observing the Universe. However, scientists have proposed several theories on how Saturn’s iconic rings came into existence. A recent study suggests that a massive moon collision between two ancient icy moons that may have once traveled around Saturn could have given
Saturn is previously not recognized to possess the power of experiencing Megastorms. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has remained the most popular storm in the solar system. However, a recent study enabled scientists to learn more about Saturn storms. Researchers from the University of Califonia, Berkeley, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor recently found that
Earlier this year, Jupiter was declared the moon king planet after astronomers 12 additional moons orbiting the largest gas giant in the solar system. That discovery increased Jupiter’s moons to 92. However, in a recent study, astronomers discovered 62 new moons of Saturn. Before this discovery, Saturn have 83 moons recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
Researchers recently discovered that icy rain coming from Saturn’s rings is heating the planet’s atmosphere. Scientists have never seen anything like this in the solar system before. Hence, they wondered how the actual cause of this strange occurrence in the Saturnian system. But how did the scientists come up with such a discovery? Continue reading
The conjunction of Venus and Saturn is one of the most fascinating astronomical events most skywatchers have been hoping to observe for a long time. Astronomers announced that the first closest observable pairing of planets in 2023 will appear over Earth’s sky on Sunday, January 22. On that day, Venus and Saturn will be in
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For decades, scientists have been searching for the origin of Saturn’s rings. Many renowned scientists have proposed several concepts behind the formation of Saturn’s iconic rings. However, newer studies have continued to unveil more fascinating facts about how the ring system was created. New research suggests that Saturn’s rings might have come into existence around
Saturn is the only planet that stood out from the rest in the solar system because of its iconic rings. However, a recent NASA study discovered that Saturn’s rings are disappearing at an extremely fast pace. NASA scientists conducted the research using the observation made by Voyager 1 and 2 on Saturn’s rings in the 1980s. Through
