When these collisions take place, the icy particles vaporize, forming charged water molecules that interact with Saturn’s magnetic field; ultimately, falling toward Saturn, where they burn up in ...

Meteorite samples agree with this idea for the inner Solar System, but we had no idea if the outer Solar System was affected by magnetism. Thanks to asteroid Ryugu, now we know. The asteroid is a ...

That's ring rain. It turns out, Saturn's magnetic fields are slowly but surely draining away the rings, so we're lucky to visit the rings now, because every 30 minutes, they lose enough water to ...

On other planets with a magnetic field, including Earth, the magnetic pole axis and the spin axis are tilted away from each ...

When these collisions take place, the icy particles vaporize, forming charged water molecules that interact with Saturn's magnetic field; ultimately, falling toward Saturn, where they burn up in ...

Footage of Saturn's northern lights taken by the Cassini ... down and collide with a planet's atmosphere via the planet's magnetic field. "Our magnetic field is basically a big shield, and the ...

Astronomers have finally found an asteroid keeping pace with Saturn in its orbit around the sun. Such objects, called Trojan asteroids, are already known for the other three giant planets.

November’s night sky offers Venus and a crescent moon shining together as five planets emerge after sunset and a “Super ...

Oct. 25, 2024 — A new study has revealed that methane gas may be trapped within the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, forming a distinct crust up to six miles thick, which warms the underlying ...

The MAG measures magnetic fields. It was used to investigate the ... the two antennas to measure radio waves emitted by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, revealing details about the physics ...

The new model uses calculations based on how the plasma properties and magnetic free energy ... system and other planets’ (Mars and Saturn) magnetic fields. Closer to home, advancements in ...

Aurorae the result of charged particles—electrons, protons or ions—being accelerated along a planet’s magnetic field lines ... Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. BepiColumbo found direct evidence ...