Scientists have discovered nitrogen- and oxygen- containing organic molecules in ice grains blown out by Saturn’s moon Enceladus, according to a new study. Continue reading Scientists Uncover New Organic Molecules Coming Off Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
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Saturn’s Rings Rain Organic Compounds Into Its Atmosphere
The Cassini space probe’s fatal plummet into Saturn has revealed that the gas giant’s innermost ring sheds icy showers of rain and organic molecules into the planet’s upper atmosphere at an incredible rate.
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Cassini’s Final Dives Will Take Us Where No Spacecraft Has Gone Before
As things here on Earth become increasingly more Theater of the Absurd, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft whizzes millions of miles away, unaffected by our intra-human squabbling. After 20 years of heading toward and exploring the Saturn system, on September 15th, Cassini will plunge itself into the planet’s atmosphere, broadcasting the whole thing like a tearfully beautiful sequel to The Iron Giant.
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Mars and Saturn in the heart of the Milky Way
Cassini Spacecraft Begins Dramatic, ‘Ring-Grazing’ Orbits Today
NASA’s Cassini probe is nearing the end of its lifetime, and the little spacecraft is going out with a bang. Today, the spacecraft begins a series of 20 “ring-grazing” orbits, bringing Cassini the closest it’s ever been to Saturn’s vast, majestic discs of ice and dust.
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NASA Just Found Something Interesting on 1 of Saturn’s Moons
One of Saturn’s moonshas canyons hundreds of feet deep flooded with rivers that signal potential for life, according to a new report from NASA.
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Mars May Become a Ringed Planet Someday
Mars may one day have rings similar to Saturn’s famous halo, new research suggests.