Until now, Saturn's atmosphere was known to contain traces of gaseous water in its deeper layers. An enigma has been the presence of water in its upper atmosphere. ESA's Herschel space observatory has shown that water expelled from the moon Enceladus forms a giant donut-shaped torus of water vapour around Saturn.
Until now, Saturn's atmosphere was known to contain traces of gaseous water in its deeper layers. An enigma has been the presence of water in its upper atmosphere. ESA's Herschel space observatory has shown that water expelled from the moon...
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NASA's new Mars rover has instruments to detect organics, but won't be able to determine if any derived from life. The goal of the mission is to understand if the environment could have supported life on Mars -- and preserved... |
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NASA scientists believe they may have found the final resting place of Lunar Orbiter 2 which achieve lasting fame when it sent back a stunning oblique image of the Copernicus crater in 1967 (above), dubbed "the picture of the century"... Provided by The Daily Galaxy |
