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Hace 1 día · A 2023 study published in Science Advances concluded that Saturn’s rings are no more than 400 million years old, far younger than Saturn’s 4.5-billion-year-old age. Cassini was able to measure ...
Hace 10 horas · New NASA supercomputer simulations show that Saturn's rings may have been formed by a 'massive collision' of icy moons. Credits: NASA/Durham University/Glasgow University/Jacob Kegerreis/Luís ...
Hace 5 días · Cassini–Huygens ( / kəˈsiːni ˈhɔɪɡənz / kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz ), commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites.
Hace 4 días · From rupturing moons to walls of rubble 2 miles high, the dramatic transformations of the Ringed Planet are phenomenal to behold. ...more.
Hace 1 día · Astrophotographers and amateur astronomers, mark your calendars! In just 18 months, Saturn’s iconic rings will temporarily disappear from view due to the planet’s tilt in its orbit around the Sun.. This fascinating celestial event occurs as Saturn’s rings align perfectly edge-on with our line of sight, making them nearly invisible from Earth.
Hace 5 días · The Origin of Saturn’s Rings. The exact origin of Saturn’s rings is still a subject of ongoing research. However, the prevailing theory suggests that they formed from the debris of a moon or moons that were torn apart by Saturn’s powerful gravitational forces. This theory is supported by the fact that the rings are composed primarily of ...
Hace 2 días · Saturn will shine around 1st magnitude in July 2024. Its ring system is closing. They’ll be edge-on in March 2025. The bright star Fomalhaut shines nearby.
