Saturn
How Do We Settle on Saturn’s Moons?
The idea of colonization of Saturn's moons is attractive and presents many benefits, even if it is a challenging and…
Cassini’s First Ring-Grazing Orbit A Success
The Cassini mission has begun its final phase and has completed its first ring-grazing orbit around Saturn.
Cassini Is About To Graze Saturn’s Rings In Mission Endgame
There is a Twitter-bot that randomly tweets out "NOOOOOOOO Cassini can't be ending!" (with varying amounts of "O's"). @CassiniNooo represents…
Colonizing the Outer Solar System
This episode continues our team up with Fraser Cain to look at Colonizing the Solar System, we move from the…
Weekly Space Hangout – November 18, 2016: Dr. Jason Wright and Tabby’s Star
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Jason Wright is Professor in Penn State University's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.…
Beautiful Planetary Rings Are Dead Dwarf Planets! Dead Dwarf Planets!!!
A new study from a team of Japanese researchers shows that the rings of the gas giants might be the…
Even Though it’s an Alien World, Titan’s Canyons Would Look Very Familiar
The Cassini probe has found more features on Titan that resemble Earth, steep river valleys that empty into its largest…
November Opens with a Splendid Gathering of Moon and Planets
At dusk on November 2, skywatchers will see a beautiful crescent Moon pair up with the planets Venus and Saturn.
If it Wasn’t Already Strange Enough, now Saturn’s Hexagon Storm is Changing Color
Recent images from the Cassini space probe show that Saturn's hexagonal polar storm is changing, which may be due to…
5 Days, 2 Spectacular Conjunctions
Conjunctions of bright planets make for jewelry in the sky. This week, get ready for some celestial shimmer. If you've been…