Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft that has visited both ice giants of our solar system. Despite its name, Voyager 2 was launched 16 days prior to its twin, Voyager 1, on 20th August 1977. It is in space for more than 40 years and has provided us with amazing discoveries all the way. Its…
What’s the closest and farthest planet from Earth? It is a common point of discussion that how vast is this universe we live in. Scientists are exploring all parts of space to provide an answer with scientific proof to back that. They have had no luck to date and concepts like Parallel universe are making…
Ease your work. How too see planets through a telescope The heavenly bodies that are easiest to find in the limitless ocean of space are planets of our solar system. Some planets are so bright that they can be viewed with the naked eye as well. This list includes Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.…
If you are passionate about astronomy and the universe, you should know these things. Surely you have not learned all details about our Solar System. Today we will review, with a clip made by the National Geographic team, the most important details about our solar system, which every human should know about. From the center…
NASA released final images of the Cassini mission. The Cassini mission went exactly as NASA planned. After a 13-years tour of the Saturn system Cassini has managed to deliver us the most awaited images all over the world. Finale Ringscape “Goodbye Kiss” of Titan Infrared Image of the Impact Site Impact Site: Cassini’s Final Image…
We’ll stay breathless, because Cassini’s antenna will keep sending informations to Earth until its last moment. Between 26 April and September 15, Cassini ‘jumped’ between Saturn and its rings, on a region that no other mission in humankind history ever explored before. A 13-year tour of the Saturn system is ending with an intentional plunge into…
The nuclear-powered spacecraft has orbited Saturn for 13 years and sent us back hundreds of amazing images. All these photos are including close-ups of the gaseous giant, its mysterious moons and, of course, its famous rings. Exploring the Saturnian system since 2004, Cassini did not disappoint anyone since then. We discovered new worlds like Saturn’s…
NASA just discovered today, thanks to Cassini Spacecraft, that the space between Saturn and its rings is actually empty. These good news will allow Cassini to travel its next 21 ‘immersions’ between Saturn and its rings without any problem. Until now the spacecraft was using it’s round antenna to protect itself from the dust. At…
The action took place today and it is part of the ‘Big Final’ mission of the Cassini spacecraft. NASA Spacecraft have successfully passed by the rings of Saturn and it sent us the first unprocessed images of what Saturn’s atmosphere looks like. The gap between the rings and the top of Saturn’s atmosphere is about…
NASA researchers claim on a press conference that they have discovered an essential element for life on Enceladus, Saturn’s moon: Hydrogen. This would mean a possible existence of extraterrestrial life. The Cassini evidence, which we discuss about in this article, detected hydrogen in Enceladus’s hydrothermal holes. “We are getting closer to discover a place that contains…
Launched on October 15, 1997, after 20 years in space, Cassini Spacecraft is running out of fuel and it is ready for its grand finale. The spacecraft arrived on the Saturn’s orbit on June 30, 2004 (after a 7-years journey) and since then it amazed us with incredible photos of an unknown world, including Saturn…