Mimas, one of Saturn’s more mysterious moons has been shown to have a telltale wobble that might just be indicative of the presence of underground water (or even a subterranean ocean). A new study conducted by an international team of astronomers has focused on Mimas, the smallest of Saturn’s main moons. Scientists from the United States, Belgium and France have taken countless high-resolution … [Read more...]
Saturn’s Mimas Has Strange Movements
NASA’s Cassini-Huygens left Earth in 1997 and traveled for seven years until it reached Saturn and its numerous natural satellites. The spacecraft even traveled close to Venus and Jupiter on the way to fulfill its main scientific purpose. The Huygens probe landed on Titan in 2005. Cassini continued its journey in the Saturn system composed of at least 62 known celestial bodies, besides the … [Read more...]