News articles tagged with 'Enceladus'
Cassini sends back postcards of Saturn moons
— 2 Feb 2011 16:58 | AstronomyOn 31 January 2011, NASA's Cassini spacecraft passed by several of Saturn's intriguing moons, snapping images along the way. Cassini passed within about 60,000 kilometres (37,282 miles)…
Cassini returns images of bright jets at Enceladus
— 2 Dec 2010 20:07 | AstronomyNASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Nov. 30. Though Cassini's closest approach took it to within about 48 kilometres (30 miles)…
Saturn's icy moon may keep oceans liquid with wobble
— 8 Oct 2010 13:12 | AstronomySaturn's icy moon Enceladus should not be one of the most promising places in our solar system to look for extraterrestrial life. Instead, it should have frozen solid billions of years…
Enceladus may keep its oceans liquid by wobbling
— 7 Oct 2010 15:45 | AstronomyNASA's Cassini spacecraft discovered a giant plume of water gushing from cracks in the surface near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus in 2005, indicating that there was a reservoir…
Cassini bags Enceladus 'tigers'
— 15 Aug 2010 12:54 | AstronomyNASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully completed its flyby over the 'tiger stripes' in the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus and has sent back images of its passage.…
Cassini hunting Enceladus 'tigers' with night vision
— 13 Aug 2010 08:09 | AstronomyNASA's Cassini spacecraft will be hunting for heat signatures at the 'tiger stripes' in the dim south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Friday, Aug. 13. The closest approach…
Cassini returning Enceladus gravity data
— 1 May 2010 10:18 | AstronomyNASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its 26-hour gravity observation at Saturn's moon Enceladus this week, sending back data scientists will use to understand the moon's…
Cassini measures tug of Enceladus
— 27 Apr 2010 11:27 | AstronomyNASA's Cassini spacecraft will be gliding low over Saturn's moon Enceladus for a gravity experiment designed to probe the moon's interior composition. The flyby, which will take Cassini…
Enceladus leaves plasma bubbles in its wake
— 15 Apr 2010 08:26 | AstronomyObservations of how Saturn's moon Enceladus interacts with its environment show it leaves a complex pattern of ripples and bubbles in its wake. Sheila Kanani will be presenting the…
Cassini finds plethora of plumes, hotspots at Enceladus
— 24 Feb 2010 12:59 | AstronomyNewly released images from last November's swoop over Saturn's icy moon Enceladus by NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal a forest of new jets spraying from prominent fractures crossing…