Planetary scientists examined information from European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel space observatory and determined that Enceladus, the sixth largest moon of Saturn, is raining water vapors that form a huge donut-shaped ring around Saturn.
"There is no analogy to this behavior on Earth," said Paul Hartogh of Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, the scientist who led the analysis that yielded the odd results.
For more than a decade scientists have pondered about Saturn's water source in the upper atmosphere, which they have found comes from the icy moon Enceladus.
ESA's Herschel space observatory has found that that the water given off from the moon Enceladus created a giant torus of water vapor around the planet. This latest discovery means that Enceladus is the only moon in the Solar System that is known to effect the chemical composition of Saturn, its parent planet.
The NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has made quite the discovery on the far side of the moon.
Drastic changes in global climate patterns will pose a dire threat to peace and security around the world, warns the head of the United Nations.
The 14-year mystery behind the water on the planet Saturn is now solved. Researchers have found that the planet's sixth largest moon named Enceladus is the source of a huge halo of water steam around Saturn.
The latest discovery around Saturn reveals that a moon covered with ice is providing water to the planet, creating a rain-showering halo. The water vapors are visible as tiger-like stripes of gas and ice that escape at the southern pole of the moon and become a main water-source vapor for Saturn's upper atmosphere.
Rain from Saturn?s moon has encapsulated the entire planet of Saturn in water vapor, according to observations released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday, which finally pinpoints the water source in Saturn?s upper atmosphere.
Enceladus, Saturn's six-largest moon, was discovered to be raining over 550 pounds of water vapor every second toward Saturn.
Among mysteries lying on the far side of the Moon, which cannot be seen from Earth, are volcanoes as well, new photos from a NASA orbiter have revealed.
Scientists discover fourth moon for Pluto.
The far side of the moon has brought a fresh surprise to scientists when they discovered a rare volcanic hot spot on the mysterious 'other side' of the moon hidden from the earth.
A group of scientists have found volcanoes on the far side of the moon, which suggests activity much more recent than previously thought.
Astronomers have discovered a fourth moon orbiting the distant planet of Pluto using the Hubble Space Telescope. The latest discovery has been temporarily designated as P4 and joins the planet's other three satellites; Charon, Nix and Hydra.
Now that NASA's shuttle program has ended, a a new constellation of companies is set to respond to the sudden demand for firms with the capability to transport humans to the International Space Station, and eventually the moon.
Now that NASA's shuttle program has ended, a new constellation of companies is set respond to the sudden demand for firms with the capability to transport humans to the International Space Station and eventually the moon.
A new moon orbiting dwarf planet Pluto was discovered by scientists with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSI), hinting at future surprises for the NASA probe.
Lions are predators that hunt most successfully in the dark, which surprises their prey. So it is prime hunting time when deep darkness falls after a full moon.
Now a study coming out of Africa is saying that lions are most likely to eat human beings following a full moon.
A new study shows how the moon cycle determines when a lion will attack a human.
On this day in 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to ever set foot on the moon.Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11, where he was joined by Buzz Aldrin and command module pilot Michael Collins. Armstrong was 38 at the time.Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the moon at 8:17 pm on July 20, 1969 - less than a minute before they would have run out of fuel.After taking time to test the lunar surface for safety, Armstrong took man's first step on the moon - with 60...
