Tags: Space Exploration

Why is Saturn's Moon Titan Glowing? [Video]

SPACE 10.24.2014 14:13 PM

NASA has reported that its most recent images of Saturn's moon Titan show a strange phenomenon occurring: gases within the atmosphere near both its north and south poles are glowing. The images were taken by a research team attempting to learn more about what Titan's atmosphere is made of.

Future Mars Missions Threatened by Cosmic Radiation

10.22.2014 19:12 PM

Young would-be space explorers received some bad news this week. Due to the Sun entering in to a phase of relatively low solar activity, cosmic radiation is projected to increase to such levels that any prolonged manned space expedition would prove harmful and even deadly to the astronauts involved.

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