The Rose of Saturn: A massive hurricane that's twice the width of Earth
…The image you see here, captured by NASA's Cassini orbiter, is a hurricane on Saturn that's twice the size of Earth. The eye of the storm, shown in red, is…
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Vast liquid ocean encircles Enceladus, Saturn's sixth moon
…By 2014, NASA was certain that Enceladus had at least a large ocean at the south pole, but has since refined this further. By carefully measuring Enceladus' wobble, the researchers determined that…
Harsh cosmic rays might give astronauts brain damage on a trip to Mars
…A new NASA-funded study points out that radiation exposure during a long trip to Mars could give astronauts "space brain," which is a fancy way of saying radiation-induced brain damage…
Titan's Lakes May Have 'Bathtub Rings' of Bizarre Crystals
…Some lakes near the equator show ring-like shapes on the dry regions surrounding the lakes. Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology attempted to simulate…
Planet Explorer's constellation of tiny satellites shows how Earth's surface changes over time
…Planet is the brainchild of former NASA luminary Will Marshall, who founded Planet Labs with a group of other ex-NASA scientists. Here's his description of the program's goals, from…
SpaceX Plans to 'Catch' Super Heavy Rockets With Launch Tower
…A reusable rocket that could launch once per month would be a dramatic leap ahead of anything NASA achieved with the Shuttle (and with the benefit of a few more decades of…
There Are 1,004 Nearby Stars Where an Alien Astronomer Could Detect Life on Earth
…If they're a little more advanced than us, they might already have the equivalent of the James Webb Space Telescope, which NASA hopes to launch in the next few years after…
FCC to Force Unused Satellites to Deorbit in 5 Years to Fight Space Junk
…Though NASA currently recommends that agencies deorbit their satellites within 25 years of retirement, this recommendation isn’t legally binding, and agencies are technically free to leave behind just about as much…
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