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On Aug. 1, 1968, NASA cancelled the production of its Saturn V rocket. The giant rocket was the only launch vehicle to have ...
Cassini spacecraft data has been used to create the infrared views of Saturn's moon Enceladus. "Reddish areas indicate fresh ...
Highlights include a morning meetup between Jupiter and Venus, a chance to see the Perseid meteor shower, and a window into our own sun's destiny.
Early risers will get a rare opportunity to see something extraordinary in the early hours of July 18 — the dark shadow of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, sweeping across the planet's cloud tops.
In the height of the 1960s space race, NASA needed to move Saturn V rocket stages - and fast. Dee Howard’s bold answer was ...
A flash captured on the morning of July 5 could become a milestone in the history of astronomy. NASA collaborator Mario Rana ...
The moon is, on average, about 238,855 miles (384,400 km), from Earth, according to NASA. Saturn is, on these specific days, around 832 million miles (1,340 million km) distant.
Saturn's diameter is over 116,000 km, so comparatively that is VERY thin." According to NASA, Saturn's rings average about 30 feet in height across the entire length of the ring.
"The existence of any vesicles on Titan would demonstrate an increase in order and complexity, which are conditions necessary ...
NASA published the saturated yellow-hued image on April 6, 2017, noting it was an artist's concept showing "an over-the-shoulder view of Cassini making one of its Grand Finale dives over Saturn." ...
A famous illustration of Saturn's moon Titan got it all wrong. Never mind -- what we imagine space to be, and what we know it is, can both evoke the sublime.