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  • Newly Discovered Planet Could Hold Water (19 Mar 2010 04:52)

    ... Corot satellite strikes again with another fascinating planet discovery. This time, the newly discovered gas ... that closely resembles those of Jupiter and Saturn in our own Solar System. Very few ... about the distance of Mercury in our Solar System, it is by far the largest orbit ...

  • Six years of Cassini observations shed light on Saturn's rings, magnetic shield. (19 Mar 2010 03:30)

    ... The rings of Saturn are the most intricate planetary decorations in our solar system, but are ... from some icy object from the outer solar system that might have veered towards Saturn and ...

  • Saturn's rings a chaotic clutter (19 Mar 2010 04:58)

    ... The serene and majestic rings of Saturn are actually a rough and violent mix ... as an analogy for what the early solar system may have been like. The study is ... red vegetables. All the solar system's outer planets have rings, but Saturn's are special because ...

  • Cassini Provides Insights into Saturn's RIngs, with More to Come (19 Mar 2010 02:42)

    ... at the complex system of rings circling Saturn. Six years into the mission, rings researchers ... or elongated clumps, as they orbit the planet. Saturn's moons, meanwhile, exert their own influence ...

  • Starry, starry night in multimedia (19 Mar 2010 00:57)

    ... the Queen of the Night aria), the planetarium will show Moon Dreams and a Dipper ... Stars , the observatory will focus on Saturn in opposition, and two movies will be ...

  • Surprise: Saturn Rings Unstable (18 Mar 2010 20:30)

    ... a monthly or weekly time scale," said planetary scientist Jeff Cuzzi, from The edges of ... we have a name for it: rust. Saturn Rings Hold Keys to Planet Birth? Saturn's ...

  • Mysteries of Saturn as seen by Cassini probe (18 Mar 2010 19:18)

    ... introduces the most spectacular images from the spacecraft's six-year scrutiny of the planet. NASA's Cassini probe took almost seven years to reach Saturn, but the lengthy trip has turned out to be well worth the wait. Since ...

  • Scientists Discover Jupiter-Like Alien World (18 Mar 2010 19:51)

    ... . But scientists have discovered a "normal" exoplanet, dubbed CoRoT-9b, that resembles other planets in our Solar System. The planet appears to be orbiting its ... hydrogen and helium, just like Jupiter and Saturn. The planet is named after the French ...

  • Cassini Sees Saturn's Rough and Tumble Rings (18 Mar 2010 18:58)

    ... are the most intricate planetary decorations in our solar system, but are also cosmic gems festooned with ... The Cassini probe has been studying the Saturn since its arrival at the gas giant ...

  • Cassini Shows Saturnian Roller Derby, Strange Weather (18 Mar 2010 18:55)

    ... a new feel for how an early solar system might have behaved," said Linda Spilker, a planetary scientist and the new Cassini project scientist ... forward to the next seven years around Saturn bringing even more surprises." In the paper ...

  • Newly discovered Jupiter-sized exoplanet might become cosmic 'Rosetta stone' (18 Mar 2010 07:54)

    ... has reported the discovery of a new planet the size of Jupiter that has a ... definitely similar to a planet in our solar system, namely Jupiter," UCSB postdoctoral fellow Avi Shporer ... the solar system's giant planets, Jupiter and Saturn. "It may contain up to 20 Earth ...

  • NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Shows Saturnian Roller Derby (18 Mar 2010 23:23)

    ... The seemingly serene orb of Saturn is in fact a gas giant with ... a new feel for how an early solar system might have behaved," said Linda Spilker, a planetary scientist and the new Cassini project scientist ...

  • 'Giant leap' antenna offline for repairs (18 Mar 2010 13:31)

    ... findings and operational data. During the repair, interplanetary communications will not be disrupted, said deputy ... such as the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Saturn explorer Cassini, various Mars spacecraft and even ... which sailed to the edge of the solar system - will instead communicate through other giant ...

  • Focus on Mars as historic IU observatory begins weekly open house season (18 Mar 2010 17:52)

    ... evening that literally focuses on Mars, a planet that will be appearing high in the ... Kirkwood telescope. In addition to viewing Mars, Saturn will rise in the east at sunset, ...

  • Astronomers detect outer solar system planet with "moderate" temperatures (17 Mar 2010 23:31)

    ... Astronomers detect outer solar system planet with “moderate” temperatures European astronomers have found ... "Like our own giant planets, Jupiter and Saturn, the planet is mostly made of hydrogen ...

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