Experiments suggest that processes in the interior of the moon could keep it swathed in an atmosphere that should otherwise ...

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Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

SwRI studied Saturn’s moon Titan to assess its tidal dissipation rate, the energy lost as it orbits the ringed planet with its massive gravitational force. Understanding tidal dissipation helps ...

Even before the recently announced moons, Saturn had more than anyone could reasonably keep track of. Now, astronomers have ...

Below, join him as he lifts off, walks in space, lands and walks on the moon, and reenters Earth's atmosphere ... and smoke boil from the bottom of the Titan, but inside the spacecraft, the ...

The moon will appear red during the eclipse, as sunlight is filtered through Earth's atmosphere. Set a middle-of-the-night alarm and turn your eyes to the sky! There’s a total lunar eclipse that ...