Tag: saturn

February 8, 2025 at 9:49 am

The Rings of Saturn Are Turning Invisible In 2025, But They’re Not Going Away for a Long Time

Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

Want to hear a real mind-bender? The rings of Saturn are super young. That is, by cosmic standards. While our solar system as a whole is around 4.6 billion years old, the gorgeous rings engulfing the seventh planet are estimated to have only been around for a few hundred million. That’s well before human beings…

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November 15, 2024 at 9:21 am

New Study Shows That Earth Likely Had Rings Similar To Saturn’s For Tens Of Millions Of Years

Source: Shutterstock

Rings around Earth would have been amazing. 

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September 7, 2024 at 11:22 am

Astronomers Discover That Saturn Has Flung A Comet Around The Solar System, And It’s Not For The First Time This Has Happened

Source: Pexels/Alex Andrews

Next time you are admiring a comet, take a moment to wonder what sent it.

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May 6, 2024 at 9:26 am

Meet The Snake Robot That NASA Hopes Will Help Explore Saturn’s Moon

Source: YouTube

The goal is for the robot to be able to make its own decisions and to be “risk aware” as it navigates the various terrains on its own.

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March 8, 2023 at 10:29 pm

Jupiter’s Official Moon Count is Now at a Staggering 92

Jupiter’s Official Moon Count is Now at a Staggering 92

That’s a lot of moons!

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September 27, 2021 at 1:28 pm

Cassini Captures Triple Crescent Moons Orbiting Saturn

Cassini Captures Triple Crescent Moons Orbiting Saturn

What a beautiful sight to see

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September 25, 2017 at 9:50 pm

Cassini’s Final Full Image of Saturn

Cassini's Final Full Image of Saturn

This will be our last close-up image of Saturn for a long time

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September 14, 2017 at 12:21 am

After Two Decades in Space, Cassini is About to Crash Into Saturn. These are the Final Images

After Two Decades in Space, Cassini is About to Crash Into Saturn. These are the Final Images

After two decades in space, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is nearing the end of its remarkable journey of exploration

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May 4, 2016 at 1:10 pm

Picture of the Day: Saturn’s Little Water World

Picture of the Day: Saturn's Little Water World

The water-world Enceladus appears here to sit atop Saturn’s rings like a drop of dew upon a leaf

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December 16, 2015 at 11:56 am

Picture of the Day: Cassini Captures Saturn Moons in Perfect Alignment with Rings

Picture of the Day: Cassini Captures Saturn Moons in Perfect Alignment with Rings

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this incredible view of Saturn moons, Enceladus and Tethys, in perfect alignment with the planet’s rings

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