Jupiter, Saturn To Join Waxing Moon Tonight; Will Bright Star Antares Show Up?

Medicine & Technology Oct 14, 2021

Every month this year, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon have congregated in the night sky, and October will be no exception. Antares will also catch up!

Go Skywatching This Week As the Moon Creeps Up to Saturn, Jupiter When They Take the Spotlight

Sep 16, 2021

In two consecutive nights this week, the Moon will visit the two largest planets in the Solar System, Jupiter, and Saturn, as they take on the spotlight in the night sky.

Titan's Hazy Atmosphere Recreated in a Glass Jar To Reveal Mineral Composition of Saturn's Largest Moon

Aug 30, 2021

Scientists recreated the conditions of the atmosphere in Titan using tiny glass cylinders on Earth, revealing the fundamental properties of two organic molecules that exist as a mineral in Saturn's largest moon.

NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to Explore Saturn’s Moon Titan

Aug 26, 2021

Titan, Saturn's biggest moon, is a strange, disturbed world, bigger than the planet Mercury. However, for astrobiologists, it may be a type of "Utopia." As a result, NASA hopes to launch the Dragonfly mission as soon as possible.

Solar System Geological Features That You Must Know: Which One's the Most Impressive?

Aug 25, 2021

Earth is not the only planet with impressive geological features in the Solar System. Here are five notable geological structures that can be seen on other planets.

Not Rocky but Fuzzy Core: Cassini Imaging, Recent Research Claim Saturn as a Giant Soupy Planet

Aug 17, 2021

Saturn's core is more fluid than solid and makes up more of the planet's core than previously assumed, experts say.

NASA Dragonfly Mission Releases Science Goals and Objectives on Saturn's Moon Titan

Aug 11, 2021

A new paper released by Dragonfly mission experts described the main interest of the Titan exploration.

Jupiter, Saturn Opposition 2021: How to Watch Giant Planets Glow

Aug 01, 2021

This is your chance to see Saturn and Jupiter shine brightly for this once-a-year nighttime spectacle this month as these giant planets will be at opposition this month.

Moon-Forming Disk Captured Around Exoplanets Resembling Saturn and Jupiter; PDS 70 System May Support Theories on How Planets and Moons Form

Jul 26, 2021

Astronomy experts discovered a distant system that is comprised of planets resembling Saturn and Jupiter. Both of the planets are in their early formation stage, with one of them having a moon-forming disk.

Methane Plumes on Enceladus: Could the Saturn Moon Host Life?

Jul 07, 2021

Scientists have found methane from a sample taken from Enceladus, one of the many moons of Saturn, and as the gas is formed, it raises a question: could there be life on the giant satellite?

New Concept of Saturn's Titan Moon Exploration by NASA Will Ease the Sample Collection

May 19, 2021

A new strategy is at work on getting samples from Saturn's gigantic moon Titan. The exploration will take advantage of the moon's chemical compounds for ease of the mission.

Saturn's Special Magnetic Field and Helium Rain May Explain Gas Giant's Origin

May 07, 2021

The recent discovery of abundant helium in Saturn's structure may answer questions about the origins of gaseous planets in and out of our solar system.

Saturn's Icy Moon, Enceladus, May Have Ocean Currents Like Antarctica

Apr 01, 2021

Researches theorize that Enceladus' global subsurface oceans have similar current patterns as Antarctica which would explain the constant cooling and melting of the icy moon's ice caps.

Could There Be Life on One of Saturn's Moons? Let Experts Explain!

Mar 20, 2021

Experts claim that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is suited to provide many kinds of environmental stability.

IBM Leads Research That Simulates the Atmosphere on Titan

Mar 01, 2021

In the ongoing search for the next habitable body, one of the candidates is Titan, Saturn's largest moon. A new study recreates its atmosphere in a lab.