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Rare Titan Shadow transits to cross Saturn in Summer 2025
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, casts its shadow across the gas giant in a series of rare shadow transits. This unique ...
Astronomy on MSN3d
The Sky Today on Wednesday, July 2: Titan’s shadow transits Saturn
Titan’s shadow transits the northern hemisphere of Saturn this morning beginning around 3:30 A.M. EDT. It’s definitely worth ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Its First Direct Image Discovery of an Exoplanet
Researchers identified the likely planetary candidate’s infrared light after blocking out its host star’s overwhelming glare ...
Wausau Pilot & Review6d
The sky this week: Mercury meets the Beehive as Saturn, Venus and the Moon dazzle
Skywatchers in central Wisconsin can expect a stunning week ahead, with planetary pairings, moon phases and celestial ...
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"The Rings Held The Answer": How We Finally Figured Out Saturn's Day Length In 2019
Earlier research had found that the rings of Saturn respond to vibrations within the planet. Saturn's interior vibrates at frequencies that cause slight variations in its gravitational field, and the ...
Rare Titan Shadow Transits Will Sweep Across Saturn in Summer 2025
Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in a rare 2025 sky event Viewable with telescopes during pre-dawn hours this summer Next Titan ...
Webb Captures First Direct Image of Alien Planet Carving Cosmic Rings
James Webb’s mid-infrared vision has likely captured a frigid, Saturn-mass planet shaping the dusty rings around the nearby ...
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WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Dear Sun, someday we’ll be closer
Nearly 400 years ago, Galileo looked at the Pleiades star cluster through his telescope and noticed that the seven or so ...