Dione and SaturnDione and Saturn
<p></p> <p>Saturn has many, varied moons – over 60 have been discovered so far. One of the larger ones, Dione, is shown here in this image from the Cassini orbiter, pictured
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First Peek at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s Dark SideFirst Peek at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s Dark Side
<p></p> <p>Since its arrival at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft has been surveying the surface and the environment of this curiously shaped body. But for a long time,
The Cycle of Water Ice at Comet 67P/Churyumov–GerasimenkoThe Cycle of Water Ice at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
<p><a href="http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2015/09/the_water-ice_cycle_of_rosetta_s_comet/15614542-3-eng-GB/The_water-ice_cycle_of_Rosetta_s_comet_large.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p> <p>ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence for a daily water-ice cycle on and near the surface of comets.</p> <p>Comets are celestial bodies comprising a mixture of dust and ices,
HiRes Images of Pluto and Charon ReleasedHiRes Images of Pluto and Charon Released
<p><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/15-152.png" target="_blank"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-icy-mountains-of-pluto" target="_blank">Icy mountains</a> on Pluto and a new, crisp view of its largest moon, <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/images/index.html?id=366737" target="_blank">Charon</a>, are among the several discoveries announced Wednesday by the NASA’s
The Cosmos Seems to Be Awash With WaterThe Cosmos Seems to Be Awash With Water
<p></p> <p>As NASA missions explore our solar system and search for new worlds, they are finding water in surprising places. Water is but one piece of our search for habitable planets
First Detection of Molecular Nitrogen at a Comet Made by RosettaFirst Detection of Molecular Nitrogen at a Comet Made by Rosetta
<p><a href="http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2015/03/first_detection_of_molecular_nitrogen_at_a_comet/15318003-1-eng-GB/First_detection_of_molecular_nitrogen_at_a_comet.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a></p> <p>ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has made the first measurement of molecular nitrogen at a comet, providing clues about the temperature environment in which Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko formed.</p> <p>Rosetta arrived last
Japan Launches Hayabusa2 Asteroid MissionJapan Launches Hayabusa2 Asteroid Mission
<p></p> <p>On Dec. 3, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched its Hayabusa2 mission to rendezvous with an asteroid, land a small probe plus three mini rovers on its surface,
Titan’s Methane Rainfall Transformed by Icy AquifersTitan’s Methane Rainfall Transformed by Icy Aquifers
<p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p>The NASA and European Space Agency Cassini mission has revealed hundreds of lakes and seas spread across the north polar region of Saturn’s moon Titan. These lakes are
Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus Has an Underground Sea of Liquid WaterSaturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus Has an Underground Sea of Liquid Water
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has an underground sea of liquid water, according to the international Cassini spacecraft.</p> <p>Understanding the interior structure of 500 km-diameter Enceladus has been a top priority
Water Vapor Discovered Around Ceres by HerschelWater Vapor Discovered Around Ceres by Herschel
<p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p>ESA’s Herschel space observatory has discovered water vapour around Ceres, the first unambiguous detection of water vapour around an object in the asteroid belt.</p> <p>With a diameter of 950