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Look up! Saturn shines bright, shows off rings as it reaches opposition.Starting Monday (Aug. 2), you can find Saturn shining in the sky as part of a celestial phenomenon called opposition.
By Doris Elin Salazar Published
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Methane wafting from 'tiger stripes' on Saturn moon could be sign of alien life, study suggestsThe methane wafting from Enceladus may be a sign that life teems in the Saturn moon's subsurface sea, a new study reports.
By Mike Wall Published
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Subsurface vortexes may have created Saturn's mysterious hexagonTwo researchers investigated the dynamics of Saturn's churning atmosphere to figure out what sorts of planetary fluid dynamics are creating its mystifying hexagon.
By Doris Elin Salazar Published
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Weird Saturn hexagon covered in 'sandwich-like' layers of hazeThere's an extensive system of haze layers in the bizarre hexagon on Saturn, a new study has found.
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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Saturn's weird, Earth-like moon just failed a key test for alien lifeLife on Earth likely began with the bubble-like membranes that surround our cells. Similar membranes probably wouldn't form on Titan, according to quantum mechanics.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Weird 'Tiger Stripes' on Icy Saturn Moon Enceladus Finally ExplainedNew research solves some of the mysteries of the "tiger stripes" on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus Is Likely the 'Perfect Age' to Harbor LifeIt's probably around 1 billion years old.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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How Old Are Saturn's Rings? The Debate Rages On.Pinning down the ring system's age has profound implications for the entire Saturnian system.
By Nadia Drake Published
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Saturn's Moon Titan May Have 'Phantom Lakes' and CavesThese "phantom lakes" may be evidence of seasonal changes on the moon.
By Meghan Bartels Published
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