NASA Missions Provide New Insights into 'Ocean Worlds' in Our Solar System

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 14:01 in Astronomy & Space

Portal origin URL: NASA Missions Provide New Insights into 'Ocean Worlds' in Our Solar SystemPortal origin nid: 400039Published: Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 14:15Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Two veteran NASA missions are providing new details about icy, ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, further heightening the scientific interest of these and other "ocean worlds" in our solar system and beyond. The findings are presented in papers published Thursday by researchers with NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn and Hubble Space TelescopPortal image: This illustration shows Cassini diving through the Enceladus plume in 2015.Science Categories: Universe

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