Boiling Oceans? New Study Suggests Violent Geology on Icy Moons

A new study reveals how shifting ice shells on icy moons can cause dramatic pressure changes, sometimes enough to boil their hidden oceans. The outer planets of our Solar System are accompanied by ...
The Debrief

The Hidden Oceans of Saturn and Jupiter’s Icy Moons May Have Shaped Their Surface Features, Study Reveals

Despite their liquid water and potential for habitability, these moons are very different environments from Earth. On Earth, ...
Earth.com

Tiny icy moons may hide boiling water under their frozen shells

Small icy moons may have hidden oceans that briefly boil under thick ice. Changing pressure inside these moons shapes their ...
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Skywatchers Stunned as Half-Lit Moon and Saturn Align in Rare Nighttime Spectacle

A half-lit Moon aligned with the constellation Aquarius and a bright Saturn stole the spotlighton November 27. The scene ...

Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon May Have Boiling Ocean Under Icy Shell

While the crater-pitted moon may appear geologically dead, researchers have discovered more could be going on under its icy ...
AOL

Scientists design orbiting satellite networks for detailed exploration of Titan

The results also showed that Saturn’s influence cannot be ignored when planning long term missions. Acceleration of perturbation forces due to the Sun, Saturn (as nearby natural satellite), and ...
CNN

UK and Germany have accused Russia of threatening their satellites. Here’s what that means

Germany and the United Kingdom have warned of the growing threat posed by Russian and Chinese space satellites, which have been regularly spotted spying on satellites used by Western powers. The ...
Phys.org

Saturn's icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life

A new study led by researchers from Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute and the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona has provided the first evidence of significant heat flow at ...
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What would happen if Earth had rings like Saturn

Rings of rocky debris around Earth would disrupt satellites, ecosystems and even human survival before crashing down. Donald Trump impeachment chances surge amid Epstein revelations Virginia Giuffre's ...
Defense One

As space weapons proliferate, spy satellites are getting new duties

Satellite imaging company Vantor—formerly Maxar Intelligence—has signed a contract with the U.S. Space Force to help run a “neighborhood watch” in space to monitor for space-based threats like rogue ...
New Scientist

How worried should we be about noxious chemicals from dead satellites?

Think of pollution and your mind’s eye might conjure up images of smoke-spewing chimneys, car exhausts and those sewer outflows you see on beaches. What probably doesn’t spring to mind is the ...
Engadget

SpaceX's Starshield satellites are reportedly transmitting signals on unauthorized frequencies

SpaceX may be violating international telecommunication standards by allowing its Starshield satellites to transmit to Earth on frequencies it's not supposed to use, NPR reports. Starshield is a ...