How Many Rings Does Saturn Have?
So how many rings does Saturn have, anyway? If you can see them from your backyard, there must be a lot, right?
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Asteroid that broke up over Berlin was fastest-spinning one ever seen
Before it shattered over Germany, the asteroid 2024 BX1 was clocked rotating once every 2.6 seconds – the fastest spin we ...
Jupiter's moon Io is a volcanic hellscape—and has been since the solar system began
Io is the most volcanic body known to science, and researchers have puzzled over its history for years. A new report suggests ...
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NASA approves DragonFly’s rotorcraft revolution to explore Saturn’s icy moon
NASA’s maiden mission to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has received the final green light and a major financial boost.
NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan
In the case of Dragonfly, NASA confirmed the mission with a total lifecycle cost of $3.35 billion and a launch date of July 2028. That is roughly twice the mission's original proposed cost and a delay ...
Orbital eccentricity may have led to young underground ocean on Saturn's moon Mimas
Saturn's moon Mimas could have grown a huge underground ocean as its orbital eccentricity decreased to its present value and ...
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As IFT-4 prepares for launch, Starship’s future is...
After the historic IFT-3 launch in March, the Starship program is proceeding with plans to fly Ship 29 and Booster 11 on ...