An artist’s impression of the super-Earth HD 85512 b
Astronomers in Europe have discovered 50 new planets beyond our solar system, including 16 which are a similar size to Earth.
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The Night Side of Saturn
Saturn is sensational from the other side too,
This image was selected as the Astronomy Picture of the Day last weekend. It was taken by the Cassini probe in 2006 from the shadow of Saturn…
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The Earth has a ring
Of anti-protons! While it’s not as visually cool as what Saturn has going for it, this is still an important development, even if we can’t technically “see” the ring with our primitive Earthling eyes…
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Breathtaking Saturn Cassini Video
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The Cassini spacecraft reached Saturn in 2004, sending the clearest images of the most striking planet in the Solar System. Working at home, Stephen Van Vuuren used those photos to create the most hypnotizing space film I’ve seen. There is no CGI and no 3D models in these images. Just images from NASA. Jump to 0:56 for the final result of his work, so far.
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