Secrets of massive six-sided cloud structure stump scientists. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b92dfc642c6e65efe967ca4/master/pass/SPoW_090718_1.jpg
Tag: Saturn’s
Space Photos of the Week: Mini-Moons Make Saturn’s Rings Extra Groovy
Pan, the “ravioli moon,” carves a path through the pretty debris ringing this most photogenic of planets. https://media.wired.com/photos/5af5bd39812eef48e7ed147a/master/pass/SPoW_May12_2018_2.jpg
If There’s Life on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus, It Might Look Like This
Attention alien hunters: Scientists have identified a deep sea microbe that could possibly survive the ocean floor of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a94b4b8927dc94e67685a4b/master/pass/enceladus.jpg
A molecule found on Saturn’s moon Titan could foster life
In a new study published today in Science Advances, researchers report that they’ve found a complex molecule in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan that could lead to the formation of life. Cell membranes are the outer barrier of most cells found on Earth and they, or structures like them, are crucial for life to […]
Saturn’s largest moon has enough energy to run a colony
Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan, is one of the few viable places humans can explore first-hand beyond Mars. It’s relatively safe from radiation, it’s covered in liquid (though not water) and otherwise relatively safe. But could more than a handful of people even stay there for very long? Apparently, the answer is yes. Researchers have conducted […]
Space Photos of the Week: Saturn’s Moon Gets Tipsy After Polar Wander
Look through images of Saturn’s rings, a partial solar eclipse, and the Grand Canyon. The post Space Photos of the Week: Saturn’s Moon Gets Tipsy After Polar Wander appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
The length of Saturn’s day is still a mystery, but a doomed space probe may soon find out
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute The length of Saturn’s day isn’t quite certain, though it’s thought to be about 10.5 hours. That’s because the planet is shrouded in clouds that go thousands of miles deep. However, the gas giant does have a core that can be measured through magnetic fields. When NASA kills its Cassini probe in […]
‘Disturbances’ in Saturn’s rings snapped by Cassini (PHOTO)
Published time: 2 Apr, 2017 16:29 The Cassini space probe, which has been studying Saturn since 2004, has snapped a stunning photo of “disturbances” in the gas giant’s rings in much higher resolution than ever before. The unmanned spacecraft captured the image from a distance of nearly 70,000 miles (111,340 kilometers) as it cruised past […]
On Saturn’s moon Enceladus, liquid water may be close to the surface
Enlarge / The features at Enceladus’ south pole that are associated with the geysers the moon releases into space. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute) If you look at a diagram of the Cassini spacecraft, the most obvious feature is the high-gain antenna used for communication with Earth. But it also has a second, critical function, acting […]
