News for Saturn-Day
October 5, 2019
This entry scours some of the latest papers from Cassini for statements about the age of Saturn and its rings and inner moons.
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Debate Is Over: Saturn Is Young
April 23, 2019
Scientists have run out of options to keep Saturn and its rings and moons billions of years old. It's time to face the music.
Saturn’s Ring Moons Collect Ring Dust
April 1, 2019
How long have these little moons been gathering ring dust on their equators? Scientists continue rummaging through more than 635 gigabytes of data collected by the Cassini spacecraft during its 13-year mission at Saturn. Recently, they processed detailed images of the innermost “ring moons” of Saturn, some of them which orbit within gaps inside the […]
Saturn’s Rings Not Just Young, but “Very Young”
January 18, 2019
Cassini scientists now have reduced the rings' age by an order of magnitude, as if they formed practically "yesterday."
Saturn, the Bringer of Youth
December 20, 2018
More discoveries of youthful phenomena contradict Gustav Holst's musical tribute to "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age."
Latest Evidence that Saturn and Its Rings Are Young
October 8, 2018
A new set of post-Cassini papers has to deal with observational facts: Saturn's rings cannot last billions of years.
It’s Official: Saturn’s Rings Are Young
January 3, 2018
There's no stretching the truth any more. Cassini data have led all the ringmasters to the conclusion that the rings of Saturn are not billions of years old.
Planetary Youth Continues After Cassini
December 19, 2017
The data gathering phase is over, but the data mining phase will continue for years. This entry also shares some news about other solar system objects showing youthfulness.
Planet Party Busted by Triton
November 16, 2017
Theories can be like parties with tantalizing speculations until big, whopping anomalies spoil the fun.
Cassini Continues to Unveil Youth at Saturn
October 20, 2017
Reports from Cassini's last days, even up to its last gasps as it plunged into Saturn on September 15, are not supporting long ages.
Ring Around the Dwarf Planet Says ‘I’m Young’
October 13, 2017
You can't declare something old just because your worldview requires it to be old.
Cassini Grand Verdict: Saturn Rings Younger Than Expected
August 30, 2017
With the orbiter's best-yet images and data now coming down, a long-running debate about the age of Saturn's rings is concluding in favor of youth.
Cassini Has Not Made Saturn’s Rings Old
August 7, 2017
After 13 years in orbit, Cassini data still show conflicting interpretations for the age of Saturn's rings.
Cassini Diving Through Saturn’s Young Rings
May 12, 2017
There's a gap between the D ring and the planet that is empty enough to allow the spacecraft to pass through, taking incredible pictures and data.
Weekend Digest, May 6, 2017
May 6, 2017
Here's a collection of quick takes on interesting developments in the science news, from Saturn to a possible cure for malaria; from your liver to Sunday funnies.