Volcanoes on Saturn's Moons

Volcanoes on Saturn's Moons

Electrically charged gas in the magnetosphere of Saturn suggests volcanic activity on two of its moons. The direction of the ejected electrons points back towards Tethys and Dione. Previously it had…
Measuring The Speed Of Cosmic Death

Measuring The Speed Of Cosmic Death

Using a robotic telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory, astronomers have for the first time measured the velocity of the explosions known as gamma-ray bursts. The material is travelling at the…
Mysterious radio waves on Titan

Mysterious radio waves on Titan

The Huygens Atmosphere Structure Instrument (HASI) scored a first in 2005 by measuring the electrical conductivity of Titan’s atmosphere. The results hint at a new way to investigate the subsurface…