Instrument shut off after Cassini short circuit
NASA engineers shut down part of the Cassini spacecraft at Saturn after an apparent short circuit in one of the 14-year-old probe's science instruments.Full story
Look on as Saturn forms triangle with 2 stars
If you're outside soon after it gets sufficiently dark to see the stars this week, you may notice a large and slender isosceles triangle high in the southern sky. The triangle appears tipped to the left, with the vertex poised high above the base; the triangle itself seems to be pointing toward the Full story
Saturn Forms Night Sky Triangles With Stars and Moon
If you're outside soon after it gets sufficiently dark to see the stars this week, you may notice a large and slender isosceles triangle high in the southern sky. The triangle appears tipped to the left, with the vertex poised high above the base; the triangle itself seems to be pointing toward the Full story
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How fingertips can spin the cosmos
Microsoft Research's Curtis Wong demonstrates how he uses his bare hands to zoom in on Saturn, using the Kinect game controller and the WorldWide Telescope software program.
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