Saturn
News items about Saturn and its moons
Oct 9, 2010
Chemical reactions in the atmosphere of Titan -- including the formation of precursors of life
Oct 9, 2010
Oct 8, 2010
"Scientists using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have learned that distinctive, colorful bands and splotches embellish the surfaces of Saturn's inner, mid-size moons."
Oct 7, 2010
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Oct 7, 2010
This Universe Today podcast discusses conditions on the largest moon of Saturn
Oct 7, 2010
A new model suggests that the rings formed from ice stripped off a large moon before it crashed into the planet
Oct 6, 2010
"Bottled water companies take note: an exotic form of warm, bubbly mineral water could be what feeds the mysterious jets spraying from the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus."
Oct 6, 2010
"Robin Canup from the Southwest Research Institute has uncovered evidence that the rings came from a large, Titan-sized moon that was destroyed as it spiraled into a young Saturn."
Oct 5, 2010
"Saturn's rings have several gaps, most of which are caused by small moons shepherding ring debris into breaks in the rocky rings. But one gap may be caused by gravitational perturbations from Saturn's largest moon, Titan, sending tsunami-like waves up to 3 kilometers (2 miles) high in the C ring, causing it to spin like a warped, uneven vinyl record on a turntable."
Oct 2, 2010
"Cassini's best view of the inner F ring shepherd Prometheus."
