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January new moon 2025: The young moon visits Venus and Saturn
The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...
On this date: Noted Saturn observer, moon discoverer dies
On this date, Jan. 29, 1859, American astronomer William Cranch Bond died. Cranch and his son, George Phillps Bond, ...
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Saturn’s Rings Are Disappearing—But They’ll Be Back
Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...
On this date: Voyager 1 discovers tiny moon at Saturn.
NASA Voyager 1 probe discovers Saturn’s moon, Epimetheus. Saturn would be the last planet Voyager 1 would visit before ...
See A Crescent Moon Beside Venus And ‘Groundhog Day: The Night Sky This Week
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
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How can Titan maintain its atmosphere
Dr. Kelly Miller from the South West Research Institute and Lead author of a paper about Titan’s atmosphere said “While just ...
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SwRI-designed experiments corroborate theory about how Titan maintains its atmosphere
Southwest Research Institute partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments to better ...
In NASA asteroid samples, scientists discover key building blocks of life
In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building ...