Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Possible origin of Saturn's mysterious G ring

With data from the Cassini spacecraft, an international team of scientists may have identified the source of one of Saturn's more mysterious rings. The enigmatic G ring is likely produced by relatively large, icy particles that reside within a bright arc on the ring's inner edge.

Read more »

Keywords: possible, origin, saturn, mysterious, ring, mysteriou

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Possible origin of Saturn's mysterious G ring":

1. Genetic mutation explains form of brittle bone disease
   10-19-2006 · EurekAlert!
   A newly identified gene mutation helps explain a subset of cases of osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, whose origin had until now remained mysterious. Identifying the new mutation is important because children with the disorder, whose bones break easily, are sometimes mistaken as victims of child abuse -- particularly those who do not carry the genetic mutation known to cause most cases of brittle bone disease.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Astronomers get first look at Uranus's rings as they swing edge-on to Earth
   08-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
   An edge-on view of Uranus' rings, possible only once every 42 years, shows that the dust distribution has changed significantly since Voyager 2 took photos in 1986. Keck and Hubble observations show the inner rings more clearly as the bright outer rings dim, and may discover new moons that shepherd the ring debris.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. Ring Shots
   10-21-2006 · Science News Online
   With the sun poised behind Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft recently got a unique view of the rings' icy dust particles, enabling it to discover two new rings and confirm the presence of two ringlets.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Cassini 'CAT Scan' maps clumps in Saturn's rings, says UCF researcher, team
   05-22-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Saturn's largest and most densely packed ring is composed of dense clumps of particles separated by nearly empty gaps, according to new findings from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Cassini 'CAT scan' maps particle clumps in Saturn's rings
   05-22-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Saturn's largest and most dense ring is composed of tightly packed clumps of particles separated by nearly empty gaps, according to new findings from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. G Whiz! Craft identifies source of faint Saturnian ring
   08-04-2007 · Science News Online
   The Cassini spacecraft has discovered the source of particles that make up Saturn's G ring.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Selecting life: Scientists find new way to search for origin of life
   11-09-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Over the last half century, researchers have found that mineral surfaces may have played critical roles activating molecules that would become essential ingredients to life. Identifying which biomolecule/ mineral surface pairs, however, has stumped scientists for years because of countless possible combinations. Now a team of researchers, led by Robert Hazen of the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory, has developed new protocols and procedures for adapting DNA microarray technology to rapidly identify promising molecule/mineral pairs.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. AGU journal highlights -- Feb. 13, 2008
   02-13-2008 · EurekAlert!
   The Feb. 13 issue of AGU features "A forgotten source for planetary magnetic anomalies?"; "Possible origin of methane in ice core records"; "Geoengineering the climate with aerosols"; "Nightglow on Venus"; "Ups and downs in the southern Pacific"; and "Cloud chemistry concocts aerosols."
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. New CU-Boulder study detects first known belt of moonlets in Saturn's rings
   10-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A narrow belt harboring moonlets as large as football stadiums discovered in Saturn's outermost ring probably resulted when a larger moon was shattered by a wayward asteroid or comet eons ago, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder study.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Possible progenitor of special supernova type detected
    02-13-2008 · EurekAlert!
    Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have reported the possible detection of a binary star system that was later destroyed in a supernova explosion. The new method they used provides great future promise for finding the detailed origin of these important cosmic events.
    Similar news · Read more »