It might seem that way in this new photo released on November 5, 2012, taken by the orbiting Cassini spacecraft, but this is actually the tiny moon Methone. The oblong shape and smooth surface make Methone look more like a huge egg than a moon.
It might seem that way in this new photo released on November 5, 2012, taken by the orbiting Cassini spacecraft, but this is actually the tiny moon Methone. The oblong shape and smooth surface make Methone look more like a huge egg than a moon.
The Cassini spacecraft has returned some beautiful new images of Saturn and its largest moon Titan. The photo above shows Titan passing in front of …
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn and one of the most fascinating places in the solar system, is a world of rain, rivers, lakes and …
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Some of the most beautiful images of our solar system have come from the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn. Here is another new one, taken on …
For the first time, astronomers have found a ring system orbiting another star that seems to be similar to the rings of Saturn in our own solar …
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