Saturn’s iconic rings will disappear in a few months — here’s why
We’ve reached a Sat-urning point. Catch Saturn’s rings while you can: The majestic gas planet’s heavenly hula hoops will ...
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Earth May Have Once Had a Saturn-Like Ring, New Study Says
The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago, and stuck around for around 40 million years ...
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Earth had Saturn-like rings 466 million years ago, new study suggests
Earth may have sported a Saturn-like ring system 466 million years ago, after it captured and wrecked a passing asteroid, a new study suggests. The debris ring, which likely lasted tens of millions of ...
Hartselle High teams compete in designing NASA payload
Seniors in the engineering program at Hartselle High School are gearing up for an annual competition where they will design a scientific payload for NASA officials to review. Engineering teacher Kim ...
NASA’s Daring Mission to 3D Map the Globe
It took feats of engineering and deft piloting to map the planet’s topography, an achievement that continues to pay dividends ...
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Super-Earth Exoplanet Formation Becomes Nearly Impossible Around Metal-Poor Stars
How can the metal content of stars influence the formation of Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recent study published in ...