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"The Rings Held The Answer": How We Finally Figured Out Saturn's Day Length In 2019
Figuring out the day length of Earth is more complicated than you might imagine. While on average a day is 24 hours long, ...
You can see a giant 'hole' shoot across Saturn this summer — and it won't happen again until 2040
There will be several chances to see the shadow of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, pass across the ringed planet's Earth-facing ...
Rare Titan Shadow Transits Will Sweep Across Saturn in Summer 2025
Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in a rare 2025 sky event Viewable with telescopes during pre-dawn hours this summer Next Titan ...
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July 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Venus tracks through Taurus, more Titan transits at Saturn, and Jupiter reappears
Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...
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Newly identified planet is a rare 'miniature Saturn' orbiting a red dwarf
Astronomers confirm TOI-5573 b, a rare, miniature Saturn-like planet orbiting a small star, challenging theories of planetary ...
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July Astronomy: Saturn and Neptune Are Very Close From Our Point of View, and Will Be Again Next February—but That’s the Last Time Until 2132
July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.
James Webb Telescope Captures First Direct Image of Saturn-Mass Exoplanet
Webb Telescope captures TWA 7 b, a Saturn-mass planet 50 AU from its star, proving its ability to directly image smaller ...
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JWST Has Discovered Its First Exoplanet – And It’s A Baby Saturn-Sized One!
F rom the very beginning, JWST was shown to be a revolutionary instrument for the study of exoplanets, detecting intriguing ...
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Shocking images reveal last thing NASA spacecraft saw before plunging into Saturn's atmosphere
The final snap was of Saturn itself, even capturing where the spacecraft would ultimately plunge to its final destination. Explaining that impressive final photo, NASA said: "This monochrome view is ...
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First Pieces Of The Planet Mercury May Have Been Found On Earth After "Longstanding Mystery"
Despite being covered in impact craters that could potentially send pieces of the planet into space, we have never found a ...
Rare Titan Shadow transits to cross Saturn in Summer 2025
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, casts its shadow across the gas giant in a series of rare shadow transits. This unique ...