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After completing all of its objectives and its propellant exhausted, the Cassini spacecraft was sent plunging to its demise into Saturn s atmosphere in September of 2017 after performing a Grand Finale by zooming through the gap between the planet and its rings.
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These risky 11th-hour maneuvers returned a series of detailed measurements that unveiled some distinct features regarding Saturn’s magnetic field and its relationship to helium rain.
Data compiled by the intrepid probe allowed for scientists to peer into the depths of Saturn’s interior makeup where its massive magnetic field churns.
In new research paper published in the online journal, AGU Advances, two planetary scientists at Johns Hopkins University employed computer simulations to test the theory of whether the implementation of a helium rain layer at the top of Saturn’s dynamo zone might influence and reproduce a magnetic field similar to the planet’s surface magnetic field.
Asteroid Apophis Will Not Hit Earth for 100+ Years, NASA Says
near-earth asteroid flight patterns give new lease on life
By Jonny Lupsha, Current Events Writer
A near-Earth asteroid won’t strike for at least another 100 years. Earlier predictions claimed an impact was due in 2029, 2036, and 2068, but NASA now says we have more time left. However, we do have observational and defensive measures in mind.
Scientists use the Torino scale to combine the size, or energy, of an asteroid with the probability of it hitting Earth and then assign it a number that qualifies the level of immediate danger. (Image:Shutterstock/Dotted Yeti)
unmanned mars missions require carefully picked landing spots
By Jonny Lupsha, Current Events Writer
Mars makes for fascinating study, if a rover can traverse it. NASA’s Perseverance has done just that and sent back pictures and audio as proof. The first step is sticking the landing in a spot with a view.
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As space exploration continues, it grows increasingly bolder. In 2020, three unmanned missions to Mars left Earth from China, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States, respectively. China’s Tianwen-1, the UAE’s Hope Orbiter, and the U.S.’s Perseverance have all recently completed their journeys to the red planet.