ESA’s Cassini-Huygens Mission Probes the Saturn System
The Cassini-Huygens Saturn mission, a joint effort by NASA, the European Space Agency and Italy’s Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, is one of the most successful and long-lasting space projects ever launched.…
NASA's New Horizons Probe Is Approaching the Outer Solar System
NASA’s New Horizons probe is en route for the outer solar system. After scoring a spectacular flyby of Jupiter and its moons in 2007, the craft is now heading for…
Huge Aurora Identified above Saturn
Many people have been astounded by the beauty of the aurora borealis and aurora australis light displays which occur over the North and South Poles of Earth. These light shows…
Evidence Grows for an Ocean Inside Saturn's Moon, Enceladus
As the Cassini space probe continues to study Saturn and its system of moons, the evidence is mounting that one of those moons, Enceladus, may have liquid water beneath its…
The Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life Hits the High Seas
Life on earth began in the ocean, so it just stands to reason that if life exists on other planets it may be found not on the land but in…
A Brief History of Astronomy
Astronomy (from Greek, ‘laws governing the stars’) is an incredibly fascinating science, and arguably the first true form of science that mankind has even known, since it started several thousands…
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