Topic: Saturn
Phosphorous Discovered on Enceladus
In a groundbreaking scientific development, researchers have discovered the presence of phosphorus in icy grains emanating from Saturn’s moon Enceladus. This finding opens up new possibilities for understanding...
Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor
NASA is developing a unique snake-like robot called Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) to aid space exploration and potentially discover whether life exists beyond Earth. The robot will...
Jupiter becomes planet with most moons
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the sun’s family. Scientists believed that Saturn had the maximum number of moons. 82 moons have been discovered around Saturn so far....
NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft
Dragonfly rotorcraft will be launched by the American space agency in 2027 to study Titan – the largest moon of Saturn. Key facts Dragonfly rotorcraft is scheduled to...
Earth Trojan Asteroid
The Trojan asteroids are those asteroids that share a common orbit with a planet in the solar system. These rocks circle the same star as that of the...
Scientists model Saturn’s interior structure
The scientists at the John Hopkins University have simulated the interior of the Saturn. The simulations say that a thick layer of Helium rain influence the magnetic field...
Kraken Mare in Titan is 1000 feet deep
The researchers have recently found that the largest sea in Titan (moon of Saturn) is thousand feet deep in its centre. Also, it is the size of five...
Jupiter- Saturn Great Astronomical Conjunction
On December 21, 2020 the world is to witness a rare celestial event, the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. How often does this occur? The next time, the...
Saturn Moon Titan: Drifting faster than before
The moon of Saturn, Titan is drifting away faster than before. This has been identified by the researchers in NASA and also scientists in Italian Space Agency. Highlights... Study on Titan’s Energy Budget
A recent study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters drew parallels between the energy budgets of Earth and the Saturnian moon Titan. Energy budget is the differences...
Voyager 2: NASA’s Solar System Explorer reaches interstellar space
NASA’s Voyager 2 has exited heliosphere and has entered interstellar space. It is now at 11 billion miles from the earth. Information from the spacecraft takes 16.5 hours...
