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Don’t Miss Watching the Waxing Moon as It Teams Up With Jupiter and Saturn

The Moon is indeed a very special cosmic object. Besides being our faithful companion at night, the Moon sure knows how to delight our views in many other ways. One of those ways is by going in its “waxing state”…

October 15, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Astronomers Find Exoplanet With Ring Surrounding It, But for a Different Purpose Than You Might Think

When you first find out about a planet that’s surrounded by a disc, the first thing that pops into mind if you’re at least a bit passionate about astronomy is the planet Saturn from our own Solar System. But not…

September 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Feel Old Yet? Calculator Shows How Young You Would Be on Different Planets From the Solar System

Hopefully, we all know how old we are. That’s because we have a precise idea of what a year means here on Earth. A full rotation of our planet around the Sun will last for exactly one year, or 365…

August 20, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Saturn Will Line Up with Earth and the Sun in Beautiful Celestial Show

The presence of Saturn in our Solar System is even important for our planet. The ringed gas giant plays an important role in maintaining our Earth’s comfortable temperatures. If the orbit of Saturn would have been a little different, the…

July 31, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Largest Sea of One of Saturn’s Moons Is Unexpectedly Deep

Titan is one of the largest space objects that revolve around Saturn, the unmistakable gas giant. Other than being the second-largest moon in the Solar System, Titan is also remarkable because it’s the only known object besides Earth that shows…

January 27, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Jupiter Will “Embrace” Saturn in Outstanding Celestial Show

If you’re among the millions of passionate stargazers out there, you cannot afford to miss a cosmic event that repeats itself once in several centuries. The Middle Ages was the last time when Jupiter and Saturn offered an impressive and…

November 23, 2020 · by Anna Daniels · 0

It’s Summertime On Saturn – New Image From Hubble Space Telescope

While we’re struggling here on Earth with the novel coronavirus and the disaster that the pandemic triggered, the summertime on Saturn is a bit different. It’s been just revealed that the Hubble Space Telescope was able to capture an incredibly…

July 28, 2020 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Incredible Celestial Sight on July 19: Crescent Moon and Five Planets Visible at the Same Time

There is that time of the year when skywatchers can look forward to seeing an incredible celestial sight. That time has come! For a short period before dawn on July 19, Sunday, sharp-eyed skywatchers with a clear view of the…

July 15, 2020 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

NASA Explained The Mysterious Dark Rings On Titan, Saturn’s Moon

A darkness has been spreading on Titan and is now figured out. The moon in question is Saturn’s largest natural orbiting satellite. It is the only discovered place in the solar system that contains liquid on its surface. Titan houses…

June 25, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

NASA’s Cassini Probe Final Data On Saturn’s Rings Revealed More Details

Astronomers have been graced with new data, thanks to the demise of the NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Its final moments saw if descent between Saturn’s ring and surface, needing 22 orbits around the planet until it could not function any longer…

June 17, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0