On this date: Noted Saturn observer, moon discoverer dies
On this date, Jan. 29, 1859, American astronomer William Cranch Bond died. Cranch and his son, George Phillps Bond, ...
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Saturn’s Rings Are Disappearing—But They’ll Be Back
Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...
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Traces of ancient brine discovered on the asteroid Bennu contain minerals crucial to life
A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA’s first asteroid sample captured in space and delivered to Earth, reveals that evaporated water left a briny broth where salts and minerals ...
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Is Saturn’s Moon Enceladus The Answer to Life Beyond Earth?
One of Saturn’s many moons, Enceladus, might look like a frozen wasteland, but astronomers are now saying it has all of the ...
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Mysterious song from outer space discovered
Chorus waves, which affect the safety of astronauts and satellites, have been found in a place where their existence was ...
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All Dark Sky Discovery Sites for when planets align
As East Lancashire awaits the arrival of the planetary alignment, four sites in Pennine Lancashire have been identified as the best places to ...
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All Dark Sky Discovery Sites in East Lancashire for when planets align
As East Lancashire awaits the arrival of the planetary alignment, four sites in Pennine Lancashire have been identified as the best places to ...
Saturn's moon looked like a snowy Utah landscape in my mind. The reality is just as compelling
A famous illustration of Saturn's moon Titan got it all wrong. Never mind -- what we imagine space to be, and what we know it is, can both evoke the sublime.
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Seven Planets Align in the Night Sky—The Astounding Scientific Breakthroughs Awaiting Discovery
The alignment of seven planets in the night sky has captivated observers for centuries, inspiring awe and curiosity. This ...
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Saturn's moon looked like a snowy Utah landscape in my mind. The reality is just as compelling
In it, Saturn hangs over windswept snow and brown ... imagination and fact, the thrill of discovery and fear of the unknown. Painted or transmitted, other worlds can fire the imagination and ...
The ingredients to life on Earth were discovered on a distant asteroid for the first time: NASA
Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the building blocks of DNA and RNA were present ...
Astronomy breakthrough as ‘Super-Earth’ discovered that’s candidate for alien life
The discovery of a planet that is just 20 light-years away has been said to be the closest Earth analogue that scientists ...