Saturn now has a ridiculous number of moons
Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...
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More Than 100 New “Irregular” Moons Orbiting Saturn Have Been Discovered by Astronomers
Harvard astronomers have announced the discovery of over 100 previously undiscovered moons orbiting the planet Saturn.
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The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
NASA’s twin Voyager probes ... The motor was tested to 500,000 steps on Earth, which guaranteed it would operate through ...
7 breathtaking images of the cosmic world captured by NASA
The universe is vast, mysterious, and breathtakingly beautiful. From the glow of distant galaxies to the quiet elegance of ...
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Saturn's moons: Facts about the weird and wonderful satellites of the ringed planet
The largest, Titan, is bigger than the planet Mercury, while the smallest is no larger than a sports arena, according to NASA. Seven of Saturn's moons are so bright that they are visible from ...
The End of Voyager? NASA’s Race to Keep the Deep Space Probes Alive
For nearly five decades, the twin Voyager spacecraft have pushed the boundaries of human exploration, venturing deeper into ...
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Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274
The current naming scheme for moons on Saturn is based on characters from Norse and other mythology. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft burned up in Saturn’s atmosphere in September 2017, after 20 ...
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NASA's twin Voyager probes are shutting down some instruments to conserve power
In October, NASA shut down Voyager 2’s plasma science ... which guaranteed it would operate through Voyager 2’s flyby of Saturn in August 1980. Once it has shut off, the motor will have ...
On this day in 1977, an accidental discovery changed our understanding of space
James Elliot and team discovered Uranus' rings via stellar occultation. NASA's Voyager 2 later revealed more details on its ...