(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness high above the ringed planet.
In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness high above the ringed planet. The new video reveals changes in Saturn's aurora every few minutes, in high resolution, with three dimensions. The images show a previously unseen vertical profile to the...
Who discovered Saturn? Was this planet known to the ancients or is it modern science that brought it to our attention? To be honest, in the old times people were better informed on the movement of the stars than we…
This is quite interesting. They probably forgot to mention that if the rings were there, then the shadows created by the rings would make the ecuador line a pretty cold zone.
NASA CASSINI MISSION SENDS BACK PIX FROM SATURN'S MANY MOONS Let's take a tour of some of the many moons of Saturn, courtesy of NASA's Cassini Mission. Some of the photos have been around for a couple months, while others are "hot off the press". Included in this virtual tour of Saturn's Moons are Janus, Rhea, Hyperion, Dione, Penelope, Titan and Enceladus. There are many more, but these...
What would Earth look like if it had a ring system like Saturn? Pretty spiffy, that's what. (‘Rings around planet Earth’ was published in Idealog blog at 09:24am on November 24, 2009.)
The Cassini spacecraft just did a very close flyby of Enceladus, the icy moon of Saturn that has become famous for the plumes of water vapor billowing from its south pole, and the pictures coming back are so spectacular that they are taking seasoned planet-watchers by surprise. Here’s a teaser: a panorama assembled from the [...]
Did Saturn square Pluto set off the ClimateGate Tsunami? "Why Does it Feel Like Something’s Going to SNAP?!!" - Saturn-Pluto2009 Something did go 'snap' ... The Pseudo-Science Man Made Global Warming emails flooded the Worldwide Web, engulfing low-lying scientists with a rise in awareness as streams of consciousness burst their banks, sending food waters across the Genetically Modified...
Another Atlas exclusive essay written by the indefatigable historian Fjordman. This the third and final part of his history of geology and planetary science. Part one can be read here and part two here. A History of Geology and Planetary Science Fjordman Auroras in the Northern Hemisphere are called northern lights; in the Southern Hemisphere southern lights. They appear as arcs, clouds and streaks...
Though the Cassini mission has focused intently on scientific exploration of Saturn and it's moons, data taken by the spacecraft has significantly changed the way astronomers think about the shape of our Solar System. As the Sun and planets travel through space, the bubble in which they reside has been thought to resemble a comet, [...]
The following new images taken by the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on the Cassini spacecraft are now available: Spotlight on Penelope (Released 16 November 2009) The Cassini spacecraft spies the large Penelope crater on Saturn's moon Tethys. Pan's Short Shadow (Released 17 November 2009) The small moon Pan casts a short shadow on Saturn's A ring in this image taken as the planet approached its...
Last night I caught the train to London to attend Rosh Chodesh , the New Moon of Sagittarius. The lecture, as always, was very enlightening. There are two major planets squared this month - Saturn and Pluto. Saturn (apparently) is known as the Big Devil. When Saturn blunders through your chart, you are likely to lose things. If you are in a relationship that isn't working out, it ends. If you have...
The following new images taken by the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on the Cassini spacecraft are now available: Dione and the Dark Side (Released 9 November 2009) The Cassini spacecraft looks to the night side of Saturn and its rings for a view that includes Dione. A Slice of Iapetus (Released 10 November 2009) A crescent Iapetus shows, at the top right of this image, some of the dark terrain characterizing...
It's official, there is water on the moon . National Geographic has this : The crash, plus the subsequent impact of LCROSS itself, yielded enough water fill about a dozen 2-gallon (7.6-liter) buckets, NASA announced on November 13, 2009. The significance of this discovery is hard to overstate. For a manned lunar base to stand any long-term chance of viability it will require a source of water, and...
Most of the Capricorn characteristics are influenced by this sun sign's ruler planet, Saturn. Security and safety in love is a very essential thing for Capricorn Capricorn, Love Compatibility,Signs http://www.myfreehoroscopes.net/lovehoroscopes/capricorn-lovecompatibility.html
People born on the 8th, 17th and 26th are governed by the ruling number 8. Since Saturn is their ruling planet, it allows them to possess a keen sense of discipline, endurance, dutifulness and steadfastness. Ruling Number 8,Personality http://www.myfreehoroscopes.net/numerology/rulingnumber8.html
Saturn plays the role of a taskmaster. In fact those who have Saturn as their ruling planet often do not have an easy life. The planet commands them to slog and work hard before they can achieve some amount of success Saturn, the Planet Of Karma http://www.myfreehoroscopes.net/astrology/saturn.html