Archive for the ‘Space’ Category
Epimetheus and Rhea
Epimetheus, one of Saturn’s smaller moons, is well behind the heavily cratered Rhea. Further back, several of the complex rings [...]
Perceiving Saturn’s Rings to Slice Titan
“Saturn’s trademark rings appear to slice through the gas giant’s largest moon Titan in a new photo taken by NASA’s [...]
A Billion Watts of Radio Power
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Subway Map for Space – Milky Way Transit Authority
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Saturn’s Hexagon-Shaped Jet Stream
Saturn Never Sleeps! via nasa “This movie from Cassini, made possible only as Saturn’s north pole emerged from winter darkness, [...]
Stars, Hide Your Fires
Beloved planet Saturn makes an appearance in this video. “Clayton Flynn has created a second video to accompany the ‘Re-Ups’ [...]
Saturn After Equinox
via astronomy of the day >> The other side of Saturn’s ring plane is now directly illuminated by the Sun. [...]
Saturn at Equinox
How would Saturn look if its ring plane pointed right at the Sun? Before last month, nobody knew. Every 15 [...]
Today Planet Earth Passes Through the Plane of Saturn’s Rings
Today, planet Earth passes through the plane of Saturn’s rings. From the perspective of earthbound astronomers, Saturn’s rings will be [...]
Dr. Strangeloop Film
cephalapodophilia from Dr. StrangeLoop on Vimeo. Courtesy of
Solar Eclipse 2009
This solar eclipse is the longest total solar eclipse that will occur in the twenty-first century, and will not be [...]