Science

Did NASA Discover Life On One Of Saturn’s Moons?

NASA is holding a press conference on Thursday “to discuss an astrobiology finding”. Are they going to announce that they’ve found evidence of extraterrestrial life?


October 7, 2010
Science

How Could This Photo Of Saturn Be Real?

Take a look at this photo of Saturn’s rings, taken by Cassini’s wide-angle camera last month, 435,000km behind Saturn. When I first saw it, I thought it couldn’t be real, but the explanation is easy.


September 29, 2010
Science

Looks Like Venus Needs An Endoscopy

The Venus Express, the European Space Agency’s spacecraft dedicated to the exploration of our sister planet, has made this surprising discovery on its south pole: a massive vortex similar to the one found on Saturn’s south pole.


September 25, 2010
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Saturn On Psychedelic Drugs

The Cassini spacecraft has captured this psychedelic false colour view of Saturn’s aurora (in green). If we think that Earth’s aurora is awesome, imagine being there watching an aurora larger than a dozen Earths. Here’s the time-lapse video:


September 19, 2010
Science

Jupiter And Saturn Played Pong With Uranus

New simulations suggest that Jupiter and Saturn may have played a bit of planet Pong with Uranus. That is, Uranus got in Saturn’s orbit, so it was tossed to Jupiter’s orbit and then tossed back and forth until it finally settled.


June 5, 2010
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Hints Of Life Found On Saturn Moon

Two potential signatures of life on Saturn’s moon Titan have been found by the Cassini spacecraft. But scientists are quick to point out that non-biological chemical reactions could also be behind the observations.


May 25, 2010
Science

I’ve Got The World On A String

I’ve got the world on a string/I’m sitting on a rainbow/Got the string around my finger/What a world, what a life – I’m in love!


April 16, 2010
Science

First Space Lightning Captured On Video

This video here is of lighting flashing on Saturn, and it’s the first ever captured of lightning not happening right here on planet Earth.


February 17, 2010
Science

Saturn’s Rings Disappearing Into Beam Of Blue

Oh Saturn, you keep being the prettiest planet of them all. Even while Cassini crosses your orbital plane, and your rings become proportionally thinner than a razor blade.


February 12, 2010
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Rare Pics Of Saturn’s Aurorae Captured For The Last Time By Hubble

At first glance, I thought Mathmos has released a new mood light, but that glowing blue image is actually of Saturn, captured by the Hubble telescope. It’s a very rare photo, as both poles and rings are visible.