Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/LPG/CNRS/University of Nantes/Space Science Institute A global infrared mosaic of Saturn’s moon Enceladus created using a complete dataset from the Cassini spacecraft…
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In these detailed infrared images of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, reddish areas indicate fresh ice that has been deposited on the surface. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of…
Credit: Tsunehiko Kato, 4D2U Project, NAOJ Researchers from Kobe University and the National Institute of Technology, Oshima College have conducted a detailed reanalysis of image…
The moon Io orbits Jupiter in this image from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Jupiter and Io appear deceptively close in this image, when in fact the…
These images the JIRAM instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft took on December 26, 2019, provide the first infrared mapping of Ganymede’s northern frontier. Frozen water…
In this artist’s concept, a SPARROW robot uses steam propulsion to hop away from its lander home base to explore an icy moon’s surface. Credit:…
Optical image of Titan taken by NASA Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Planetary scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) revealed the secrets…
Using new geochemical models, SwRI scientists found that CO2 in Enceladus’ ocean may be controlled by chemical reactions at the seafloor. Integrating this finding with…
The colorful globe of Titan passes in front of Saturn and its rings in this true-color snapshot from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft in 2011. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space…