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Saturn’s Moon Might Have a Huge Internal Ocean
Written by admin on March 22, 2008 under News, Technology | View Comments
Washington – Titan, the fascinating moon of Saturn known for its dense atmosphere and layer of clouds may have a big ocean of water and ammonia lying deep below its surface, scientists reported on Thursday.
Astronomers did not directly see the ocean but they told that observations done by the Cassini spacecraft suggests the existence of an ocean, maybe 60 miles beneath titan’s surface.
Titan is the 2nd largest moon in the solar system only behind Ganymede, the moon of Jupiter and it is also the largest moon of Saturn. Titan has a diameter of around three thousand two hundred miles, which is greater than that of the dwarf planet Pluto and the planet Mercury.
New Solar System Found
Written by admin on February 21, 2008 under News | View Comments
New York – Astronomers along with amateur stargazers have found a solar system, which closely resembles that of our own, using an uncommon technique and say that it can be a novel and more productive technique to search the universe for planets and life.
They said that the new technique known as microlensing is very promising and can be used for many more stars with earth like Stars revolving around them.
Scott Gaudi, who led the study, said “We discovered a new solar system that appears similar to the solar system in which we live”
