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What Life On Earth Would Look Like If Earth Had Rings Like Saturn
Every so often, when the moon is especially ginormous, or we can see Venus or Mars from Earth, humans collectively freak out. And it’s warranted! Seeing things that don’t belong in the sky pop up, well, in the sky is fun. So could you imagine if one day Earth developed rings like Saturn? It would be insane.
Saturn’s Harrowing Hurricane Is Even More Terrifying In Technicolor
Not too long ago, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft managed to get some awesome photos of Saturn’s 360,000km polar hurricane. It looked pretty intense in black and white, but this new coloured version is one blood-red beauty.
Can You Find Venus Hiding Inside Saturn’s Rings?
If you’re looking at the picture above and now checking your screen to see if you have a dead pixel, don’t worry, you don’t. That’s just Venus hiding through Saturn’s rings. Taken by the Cassini, Earth’s twin planet looks like a blinding white speck of dust.
Inside NASA’s Mysterious Rubber Room
Ever since learning about the Rubber Room and Blast Room deep below launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space centre I had been hopeful that I would one day get to photograph this mysterious remnant of the Apollo Program. I had seen very few photos of this room online and by talking to friends at KSC I seemed to have confirmed that access to this underground bunker had been very limited over the years.
Stare Into The Eye Of Saturn’s Terrifying Polar Vortex
If you think the weather can get pretty rough where you live, think yourself lucky you’re not caught up in Saturn’s polar vortex. This image, captured yesterday by Cassini, shows in great detail the swirling mess at the giant planet’s North pole. Snapped from a distance of 361,000km through an infrared filter, it looks incredibly menacing.
Why Are There Mysterious Pac-Men On Saturn’s Moons?
After discovering Pac-Man on the Death Star — aka Mimas — NASA has discovered a new Pac-Man in Tethys. And they still don’t know why the hell this shape appears, but they have a theory.
Watch Saturn And Its Moons Dance In This Video Made Entirely Of Stills
Video artist Sander van cen Berg created this winsome video entirely out of still images from NASA’s Cassini and Voyager missions. Because the video is constructed like a flipbook, it also has a retro feel that’s hard to beat.
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