Saturn Discovered
Greeks Astronomy
Astronomy is an area where the Greeks displayed a remarkable talent. Observational astronomy, which was the main form of astronomy elsewhere, was taken a step further in Greece: they attempted to build a model of the universe that could account for the observations. They explored all imaginable alternatives…
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Discovery Universe
Pasadena, CA — Quasars are supermassive black holes that sit at the center of enormous galaxies, accreting matter. They shine so brightly that they are often referred to as beacons and are among the most-distant objects in the universe that we can currently study. New work from a team led by Carnegie’s Eduardo Bañados has discovered 63 new quasars from when the universe was…
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Interesting Science articles 2013
How sustainably are we using Earth’s natural resources? First: Can we even answer the question? Not according to a new article in the journal PLoS Biology coauthored by Nature Conservancy Chief Scientist Peter Kareiva. Kareiva and his coauthors argue that the most widely cited measure of global and national sustainability — the Ecological Footprint — has serious conceptual…
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Latest outer Space News
The June 20 issue of SpaceNews Magazin e, landing in mailboxes and email inboxes this week, features a special tribute to Patti Grace Smith and a five-page special report on the burgeoning satellite servicing sector — plus a Q&A with Tom Wilson of Space Logistics LLC, the Orbital ATK-back satellite-servicing venture that’s arguably the furthest along. The new issue…
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Latest News about Universe
The cosmos has no special direction that might be used to define a universal up,according to a new study. Eerik/iStockphoto Ever peer into the night sky and wonder whether space is really the same in all directions or whether the cosmos might be whirling about like a vast top? Now, one team of cosmologists has used the oldest radiation there is, the afterglow of the big bang…
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Who found Saturn the planet?
This image of Saturn was taken by Voyager I in 1980 Click on image for full size Courtesy of NASA Related links: Like the inner planets and Jupiter, Saturn is clearly visible in the night sky. The ancient Greeks named the planet after the god of agriculture and time. It wasn t until 1655, however, that we knew Saturn had rings. Galileo saw two lumps on either side of Saturn…
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Habitable planet discovered
Given the fact that Proxima b is within the habitable zone of its star, meaning liquid water could exist on the surface, it may also be the closest possible home for life outside of our solar system, the researchers said. Because of its location, the researchers hope it provides an opportunity for possible robotic exploration in the coming centuries.The good news is that it…
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What year was Saturn discovered?
Saturn is perhaps one of the distinguishable planets in the solar system, thanks to its prominent ring system. The sixth planet (from the sun) and also largest planet in the solar system next to Jupiter, it is one of four gas giant planets, along with Neptune, Jupiter, and Uranus as the other three. The planet is actually named after the Roman god Saturn, the god of agriculture…
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Galileo Model
Credit: Leoni Galileo Galileo was born in the same year as Shakespeare and on the day of Michelangelo s death. Appointed to the Chair of Mathematics at the University of Pisa when he was 25 his studies of motion there and later at Padua provided the foundation of the study of dynamics. His contributions to the the development of gravitational theory and motion were to terminally…
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New information about Space
Our solar system is a vast place, with lots of mostly empty space between planets. But out there are comets, asteroids and more rocky, frozen objects (including dwarf planets) yet to be discovered in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Credit: NASA The solar system is made up of the sun and everything that orbits around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, comets and meteoroids…
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Galileo invented
The Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and inventor Galileo Galilei lived from 1564 to 1642. Galileo was a tireless experimenter and made many discoveries. He is credited with several important inventions, including the geometric compass, thermometer and pendulum clock. Although he did not invent the telescope, as he is popularly thought to have, he did adopt it early…
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Who discovered Saturn the planet?
Saturn is the second biggest planet, but it’s also the lightest planet. If there was a bathtub big enough to hold Saturn, it would float in the water! Saturn Fast Facts Distance from Sun Approximately 856 million miles Number of Moons More than 30 (we re discovering more all the time - 18 have been named Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second largest moon in the…
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Massive rings
If you’ve ever wanted to get Peter Jackson‘s and movies packaged together in one giant box set then you’ll get your chance this fall. But if you want the extended editions on Blu-ray, it’s gonna cost you! Via ComingSoon, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, MGM, and New Line have revealed The Middle-earth 6-Film Limited Collector’s Edition, which will includes the extended versions…
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Galileo discoveries
Galileo Galilei is credited with discovering the first four moons of Jupiter. Credit: NASA Galileo Inventions The Ancient Greek scientist, Aristotle, taught that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones, a belief still held in Galileo s lifetime. But Galileo wasn t convinced. Experimenting with balls of different sizes and weights, he rolled them down ramps with various…
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Discoveries made by NASA
Above: A color image of the Caloris basin and adjacent regions. Orange hues just inside the Caloris basin rim mark the locations of features thought to be volcanic. Courtesy of Science/S [ ] [more] By combining Mariner 10 and MESSENGER data, the science team was able to reconstruct a comprehensive geologic history of the entire Caloris basin interior,says James Head of Brown…
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What is the History of Astronomy?
The 2016 summer picnic was held on Saturday 2nd July at the Hanwell Community Observatory, just north of Banbury in Oxfordshire. Christopher and Rowena Taylor kindly hosted the society in the delightful surroundings of Hanwell Castle where the observatory is located. The picnic took place in the beautiful grounds of this 16th century castle, where Christopher and Rowena were…
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New discovery on Earth
(Image: Steve Jacobsen/Northwestern University) A reservoir of water three times the volume of all the oceans has been discovered deep beneath the Earth’s surface. The finding could help explain where Earth’s seas came from. The water is hidden inside a blue rock called ringwoodite that lies 700 kilometres underground in the mantle, the layer of hot rock between Earth’s surface…
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When was Saturn discovered and by whom
Saturn s porous moon, Hyperion, is the largest known nonspherical moon in the solar system. The potato-shaped satellite has a constantly changing chaotic rotation, with tugs from the nearby moon, Titan, keeping Hyperion from a circular orbit. Hyperion blasted the Cassini spacecraft with static electricity during a close flyby in 2005, according to a study that reanalyzed the…
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Planet with the most rings
Saturn has the most recognizable ring system. Before 1979 when Voyager 1 transmitted a single photograph of Jupiter s rings, Saturn was the only known planet with a ring system. Since that time, Jupiter s rings have been observed in detail from several spacecrafts, including Voyager 2, Galileo and New Horizons, as well as the Hubble Space Telescope. Scientists have also discovered…
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Discovery of Saturn
Artist s concept of NASA s Cassini spacecraft at Saturn. Credit: NASA/JPL The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn since 2004. The mission is known for discoveries such as finding jets of water erupting from Enceladus, and tracking down a few new moons for Saturn. Now low on fuel, the spacecraft will make a suicidal plunge into the ringed planet in 2017 and capture…
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