Well, in this case it is. Back in 2003, #Saturn's moon Titan passed in front of the #CrabNebula. Chandra was on the spot, catching the transit as it happened. Astronomers were able to see the shadow cast by Titan, and used the size of that shadow to measure the extent of Titan's atmosphere.
A great result, demonstrating the power of the Dark Side!
New research has revealed huge “tiger stripe” fault lines on Saturn’s moon, Enceladus. How did they get there, and is there life lurking beneath the moon’s icy shell? Live Science has more: https://flip.it/.4uXWY #Science#Space#Saturn#Astronomy
The latest in City Connection's Saturn Tribute line, Assault Suit Leynos 2, is on sale now in the West on Xbox and Steam — complete with a new English localization handled by Chilloc! Get the details in my story here:
Looking for some light reading material about your favorite 32-bit console? A new fan-made coffee table book about the Sega Saturn has you covered. Read about it and where to get it in our story:
Into The Shadows was an impressive looking 3D fantasy fighting game developed for Scavenger back in 1996 for #PC, #PlayStation and #Sega#Saturn. Only a rolling demo currently exists, but something playable is hoped to be found. Can it be saved?
Could we be playing Saturn games on our iPhones? Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro has applied to the App Store after Apple changed its guidelines — get the details in my story:
#PPOD: Taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on September 12, 2007, this image of Saturn's outermost large moon Iapetus has been assembled from infrared, green, and ultraviolet-filtered images (IR1/GRN/UV3). The large craters Engelier and Gerin are near the top right. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill
[#ActuScience@IRAP ] A young IRAP PhD student formulates a new #theoretical model of the giant #magnetospheres of the planets #Jupiter and #Saturn: "By considering only the global motion of the #plasma (coming from the moons #Io and #Enceladus), it is possible to understand it simply as... a competition between various rotation resistances!"
"A fresh, icy crust hides a deep, enigmatic ocean. Plumes of water burst through cracks in the ice, shooting into space. An intrepid lander collects samples and analyses them for hints of life."