Entries from Royal Observatory, Greenwich tagged with 'solar system'
Cassini skims the ice plumes on Enceladus
The Cassini spacecraft performed a close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Wednesday, passing within 50km of the surface at closest approach. Scientists are particularly interested to learn more about the icy plumes, rising from the south pole of Enceladus,...
Posted by Dr Jim O'Donnell on March 14, 2008 11:07 AM
New photos of Mars
Promethei Planum, near the south pole of Mars Credit: ESA/ DLR/ FU Berlin (G. Neukum) The European Space Agency (ESA) released a beautiful photo from the Mars Express spacecraft today. The photo above shows Promethei Planum, a region near...
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Posted by Dr Jim O'Donnell on March 12, 2008 4:47 PM
Are there rings around Saturn's moon Rhea?
Artist's impression of rings around Rhea Credit: NASA/JPL The Cassini spacecraft has detected what may be evidence for rings around Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon. This is the first time that rings have been found around a planet's moon....
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Posted by Dr Jim O'Donnell on March 10, 2008 12:53 PM
Will an asteroid hit Mars in January?
A recently discovered asteroid, which passed close to the Earth in November, may strike Mars on 30 January 2008. Asteroid 2007 WD5 will pass very close to Mars at the end of the month. Astronomers had originally estimated a 1...
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Posted by Dr Jim O'Donnell on January 3, 2008 1:19 PM
Comet Holmes update
Latest images of Comet Holmes
Posted by Dr Darren Baskill (ROG Astronomer) on November 5, 2007 3:56 PM
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