05.11.09:A Low Pass of Enceladus.
November 5, 2009 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News, Astro News & Commentary
Cassini has completed another close reconnaissance pass of one of Saturn’s most intriguing moons; Enceladus. On November 2nd at 7:40 AM UTC, Cassini passed 62 miles above the icy surface of the south polar region, completing a carefully timed plunge through one of its liquid plumes. This was one of its most comprehensive passes of [...]
24.10.09: Enceladan Seas?
October 24, 2009 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News, Astro News & Commentary
Move over Europa ; yet another moon may harbor a subsurface sea. Saturn’s moon Enceladus has been inching its way up the charts as of late as a candidate world for extraterrestrial life. Barely 300 miles in diameter, the tiny world is repeatedly flexed by Saturn’s gravity and an increased orbital eccentricity pumped up by [...]
AstroNews & Notes: September 2008.
September 2, 2008 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News, Astro News & Commentary
Eve: Spaceship II. (Credit: Virgin Galactic).
Virgin Galactic 2.0: Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan recently unveiled Virgin Galactics’ newest flagship; Mother ship “Eve,”




