Enceladus — the sixth largest of Saturn’s 83 moons — has been considered by astronomers to be one of … [+] the more compelling bodies in our solar system. (Illustration) Future Publishing via Getty Images Saturn’s sixth-largest moon Enceladus has a secret. About 12 miles underneath the icy crust of this “veiny eyeball” moon is…
Saturn and Jupiter set behind a church ahead of their conjunction that is being called The Christmas … [+] Star next week on December 18, 2020 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Getty Images Each Monday I pick out the northern hemisphere’s celestial highlights (mid-northern latitudes) for the week ahead, but…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft approaching Jupiter and one of its moons (illustration). Juno was launched on … [+] August 5, 2011, and began to orbit Jupiter on July 4, 2016. getty New images of the biggest planet in the solar system have been sent back to Earth by NASA’s Juno spacecraft—but an engineering issue meant that…