Titan’s icy surface hides a chemical mystery that could explain how life began
For decades, chemistry students have learned a simple truth: polar and nonpolar substances don’t mix. Water and oil…
Cassini’s Photos Revealed of Saturn’s Moon Titan as a World Like No Other
For thirteen years, from 2004 to 2017, the Cassini-Huygens mission conducted a detailed survey of the Saturn system.…
More Evidence Emerges That One of Saturn’s Moons Could Harbor Life
A recent study of Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has detected several organic compounds that had never been…
Cassini Detects Organic Molecules in Freshly Ejected Ice Grains from Enceladus’ Ocean
Saturn’s moon Enceladus continuously ejects a plume of ice grains and gases originating from its subsurface ocean via…
NASA’s Webb Just Revealed Something Astonishing in Saturn’s Atmosphere
Detections of near infrared emissions in Saturn’s ionosphere (left) show dark bead-like features embedded within bright aurora. In…
NARIT invites Thais to observe brighter, larger Saturn Sunday night
The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) is inviting Thais to observe Saturn on Sunday night, when…
10 celestial events you can’t miss
On September 7, a total lunar eclipse will turn the moon a deep red for 82 minutes, from…
Think Voyager was alone? Humanity has sent more missions to the outer solar system than you think!
The outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, have long fascinated astronomers and the public alike. These gas…
Outback amateur astronomer Trevor Barry immortalised in new book
Broken Hill mine worker Trevor Barry had no idea where his passion for the stars would take him…