Astronomy
NASA?s Cassini spacecraft has provided strong evidence that Saturn?s moon Enceladus harbours a salty ocean below its icy shell, a discovery that offers exciting possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Following a flyby of Saturn?s enigmatic moon in 2005 that revealed jets shooting out of the moon?s so-called tiger stripes at the south pole, scientists have speculated about the presence of a water reservoir hidden at depth within the moon?s interior . The jets contain water vapour, gas and tiny grains of ice and dust, and shoot hundreds of kilometres into space.
- Happy Halloween From Cassini Spacecraft Team
Cassini spacecraft team has wished every one Happy Halloween. Cassini spacecraft would be flying to the moon of Saturn, Enceladus on Nov 2, 2009 . Cassini will go deep into the moon of Saturn....
- Ammonia On Saturn's Moon
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed the presence of ammonia on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. If there is an underground ocean on Enceladus, then ammonia would be vital to it. Ammonia acts as an antifreeze, allowing water to remain liquid at...
- New Map Shines Light On Moon?s Shadowed Craters
A new high resolution map of the Moon?s rugged south pole region provides new and unprecedented detail of permanently shadowed craters that could be hiding water ice deposits. The discovery of water ice reservoirs on the Moon would be a significant...
- Liquid Found In Saturn
The liquid found on Saturn's moon, Titan makes one of the most exciting and challenging discoveries of our century, since besides Earth, this is the second solar body with liquid on the surface in the system. The lake-like formations contain liquid...
- The Seas Of Titan
The Cassini Spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn for some time now, but recently, it has found seas on one of Saturn's moon, Titan, the second largest moon in the solar system. The dark features, caught by Cassini's radar instrument are found near...
Astronomy
Possible salty ocean hidden in depths of Saturn moon
NASA?s Cassini spacecraft has provided strong evidence that Saturn?s moon Enceladus harbours a salty ocean below its icy shell, a discovery that offers exciting possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Following a flyby of Saturn?s enigmatic moon in 2005 that revealed jets shooting out of the moon?s so-called tiger stripes at the south pole, scientists have speculated about the presence of a water reservoir hidden at depth within the moon?s interior . The jets contain water vapour, gas and tiny grains of ice and dust, and shoot hundreds of kilometres into space.
- Happy Halloween From Cassini Spacecraft Team
Cassini spacecraft team has wished every one Happy Halloween. Cassini spacecraft would be flying to the moon of Saturn, Enceladus on Nov 2, 2009 . Cassini will go deep into the moon of Saturn....
- Ammonia On Saturn's Moon
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed the presence of ammonia on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. If there is an underground ocean on Enceladus, then ammonia would be vital to it. Ammonia acts as an antifreeze, allowing water to remain liquid at...
- New Map Shines Light On Moon?s Shadowed Craters
A new high resolution map of the Moon?s rugged south pole region provides new and unprecedented detail of permanently shadowed craters that could be hiding water ice deposits. The discovery of water ice reservoirs on the Moon would be a significant...
- Liquid Found In Saturn
The liquid found on Saturn's moon, Titan makes one of the most exciting and challenging discoveries of our century, since besides Earth, this is the second solar body with liquid on the surface in the system. The lake-like formations contain liquid...
- The Seas Of Titan
The Cassini Spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn for some time now, but recently, it has found seas on one of Saturn's moon, Titan, the second largest moon in the solar system. The dark features, caught by Cassini's radar instrument are found near...