How space missions make discoveries on the way to their main destinations
To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...
Spacefarers may contaminate other worlds—but scientists have plans to keep the cosmos clean
In his inauguration speech in January, United States President Donald Trump declared the US would "plant the stars and ...
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Understanding Titan's Interior and History Through Tidal Friction
What can a moon’s tidal friction teach us about its formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Science ...
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Earth sends Cassini a whole lot of love after the mission comes to a bittersweet end
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The Cassini Spacecraft changed the world…
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Cassini Spacecraft Attitude Control and Navigation
The Cassini spacecraft, which explored Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017, relied heavily on sophisticated attitude control and navigation systems to achieve its scientific objectives.
6 stunning images of Jupiter captured by NASA
This image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures several storms in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere (Figure A). Titanic blasts created by the impacts of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 fragments left Jupiter with ...
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Challenges in Searching for Life in Alien Waters: The Enceladus Problem
Could finding life in alien oceans be harder than previously thought? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes | Space ...
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Enceladus’ hidden oceans: Why finding alien life may be harder than we thought
Scientists searching for life beyond Earth often look to ocean worlds like Enceladus, one of Saturn’s icy moons. Enceladus ...