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Eye on Neptune

Video Length: 3:15Neptune will be at opposition in September, providing sky watchers and astronomers the opportunity to observe this planet that is invisible to the naked eye, but that scientists would love to see more clearly. Read this story Video Links: Eye on Neptune -...

Bifocal Electron Sensor Flight of Opportunity on the Investigation of Cusp Irregularities-5 Mission

This blog post originated in the 2018 Science Mission Directorate Science and Technology Report. Artist’s rendition of the Investigation of Cusp Irregularities-5 (ICI-5) sounding rocket. (Image credit: Andøya Space Center/Trond Abrahamsen) Project: ICI-5 Bifocal Flight Opportunity Key Points: Developed by a team at the University of Iowa, the Bifocal sensor is a next-generation...

New Models Suggest Titan Lakes Are Explosion Craters

Portal origin URL: New Models Suggest Titan Lakes Are Explosion CratersPortal origin nid: 451516Published: Monday, September 9, 2019 - 06:58Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A new theory, based on radar data from NASA's Cassini mission, proposes that some of Titan's lakes formed when pockets of nitrogen blew out basins that filled with...