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science11 days ago•18 min saved

Saturn’s atmosphere revealed: Webb and Hubble unveil hidden motions under the clouds

Two space telescopes, Webb and Hubble, captured Saturn in complementary wavelengths— Webb's infrared reveals deep atmospheric structures like the 'ribbon wave' and remnants of the Great Springtime Storm, while Hubble shows visible bands and seasonal shifts. Together they let scientists slice Saturn's atmosphere layer by layer, study fast-moving winds and energy transport, and observe the enduring hexagon at the north pole as Saturn heads into winter.

via Earth.com|

#astronomy #hubble-space-telescope #james-webb-space-telescope

space12 days ago•95 min saved

Dual Space Telescopes Unveil Multilayer Portrait of Saturn's Turbulent Atmosphere

Two decades-spanning observations from JWST (infrared) and Hubble (visible) provide the most comprehensive, height-resolved view of Saturn to date, capturing the iconic north-polar hexagon and the infrared glow of its rings while revealing how Saturn’s winds and megastorms vary with altitude. The data help scientists understand the planet’s atmospheric dynamics and evolution, with the north pole about to enter 15 years of winter darkness, limiting future high‑resolution views until the 2040s.

via livescience.com|

#atmosphere #hexagon #hubble-space-telescope

space12 days ago•12 min saved

Saturn's Spin Mystery Solved: Webb Uncovers a Planetary Heat Pump

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope show Saturn’s apparent, inconsistent rotation is an illusion created by a self-sustaining loop between auroral heating and the planet’s upper atmosphere. By tracking the infrared glow of the H3+ molecule across Saturn’s northern aurora for a full Saturnian day, researchers mapped temperature and winds, revealing that auroral heating drives winds which power currents that sustain the aurora—effectively a planetary heat pump. This two-way coupling between atmosphere and magnetosphere could change how scientists interpret signals from gas giants and exoplanets.

via Interesting Engineering|

#atmosphere #aurora #h3

science14 days ago•6 min saved

Saturn Revealed in High Definition by Hubble and Webb

NASA’s joint observations from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes deliver the most detailed, multi-wavelength portrait of Saturn to date, revealing a layered atmosphere and intricate ring structures by combining visible and infrared data to visualize atmospheric layers, jet streams, and seasonal changes as Saturn approaches its 2025 equinox.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#hubble-space-telescope #james-webb-space-telescope #nasa

space15 days ago•4 min saved

Webb and Hubble Map Saturn’s Atmosphere Layer by Layer

NASA/ESA/Hubble and the Webb Space Telescope release infrared and visible images of Saturn, revealing layered clouds, storms, and the bright icy rings. By comparing wavelengths, scientists can probe Saturn’s atmosphere at multiple depths and track seasonal changes as the planet moves toward the 2025 equinox.

via European Space Agency|

#astronomy #hubble #saturn

space15 days ago•74 min saved

Saturn Reimagined: Webb and Hubble Collaborate for a Multi-Wavelength Portrait

NASA released a new composite portrait of Saturn created by combining infrared data from the James Webb Space Telescope with visible/ultraviolet data from the Hubble Space Telescope, producing a layered, multi‑wavelength view that reveals Saturn’s atmospheric structure, jets, storms, potential auroral activity, and detailed ring features—showing how merging observations from multiple telescopes yields a fuller understanding of the planet’s dynamic climate and rings.

via Space|

#atmosphere #hubble-space-telescope #james-webb-space-telescope

science16 days ago•35 min saved

Webb and Hubble Spotlight Saturn in Infrared: Rings, Moons, and the Polar Hexagon

Webb’s infrared images of Saturn, paired with Hubble’s visible-light data, show bright rings, a multi-layer atmosphere, and weather patterns, plus moons Janus, Dione and Enceladus; Enceladus’s plumes hint at a subsurface ocean, while the iconic north-polar hexagon remains visible as Saturn heads toward its 2025 equinox, with sharper views anticipated into the 2040s.

via Yahoo|

#enceladus #hubble-space-telescope #james-webb-space-telescope

science16 days ago•16 min saved

Webb and Hubble Team Up for a Layered Portrait of Saturn

NASA, ESA and CSA released new Saturn images from the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble that reveal different atmospheric layers: Hubble’s visible-light photos show color bands and storms, while Webb’s infrared view highlights deep clouds, aerosols, and the rings’ ice; taken in Aug 2024 (Hubble) and a few months later (Webb), the pair helps scientists study Saturn’s atmosphere across depths and track seasonal changes as it moves toward the 2025 equinox, with future observations promising even clearer southern-hemisphere views.

via Engadget|

#hubble-space-telescope #infrared-imaging #james-webb-space-telescope

science16 days ago•7 min saved

Webb and Hubble Deliver a Multi-Layer Portrait of Saturn

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Hubble Space Telescope released complementary views of Saturn in infrared and visible light, revealing a dynamic atmosphere, bright rings, and several moons. The multi-wavelength approach lets scientists probe different atmospheric depths, effectively slicing Saturn's atmosphere by altitude. Webb highlights features like the long-lived northern ribbon wave and remnants of the Great Springtime Storm (2010–12), while Hubble shows color variations and ring shadows. Captured about 14 weeks apart in late 2024 as part of ongoing monitoring (including Cassini-era data and the OPAL program), the observations extend Saturn’s atmospheric record and demonstrate Webb’s infrared capabilities alongside Hubble’s view, in an international NASA/ESA/CSA collaboration.

via NASA Science (.gov)|

#hubble-space-telescope #james-webb-space-telescope #planetary-atmospheres

science20 days ago•4 min saved

Saturn Extends Moon Registry With 11 New Tiny Moons, Surging Ahead of Jupiter

Astronomers led by Scott Sheppard and Edward Ashton announced 11 new Saturnian moons and 4 new Jovian moons, pushing Saturn to 285 moons and the solar system total to 442, highlighting ongoing discoveries of tiny, faint bodies in the outer solar system and widening Saturn’s lead over Jupiter.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#astronomy #discoveries #jupiter

space21 days ago•73 min saved

Tiny moons boost Jupiter to 101 and Saturn to 285

Astronomers report four new moons around Jupiter and 11 around Saturn, bringing totals to 101 and 285 for the planets and lifting the solar system’s known moon count to 442. The tiny satellites (~3 km across) have wide, faint orbits and were discovered with large telescopes (Magellan–Baade, Subaru, CFHT) by teams led by Scott Sheppard, David Tholen, and Edward Ashton.

via Space|

#astronomy #jupiter #minor-planet-center

space1 month ago•1 min saved

Weekend Sky Show: Venus and Saturn Pair Up After Sunset

This weekend Venus and Saturn will appear very close in the western evening sky, about one degree apart (roughly a finger’s width), 30–40 minutes after sunset on March 7–8, 2026. Binoculars and dark skies will help observers spot the pair, which will look adjacent though they are about 800 million miles apart. This event is a planetary conjunction, explained by how such alignments appear from Earth, with sources including Earthsky.org, NASA, and The Planetary Society.

via FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|

#astronomy #conjunction #saturn

stargazing1 month ago•94 min saved

Twilight Duet: Venus and Saturn Align in the Western Sky This Weekend

This weekend (March 6–8) features a twilight conjunction as Venus passes Saturn in the western evening sky, with the closest approach about one degree on March 7. Look roughly 45 minutes after sunset to the west to see the pair, and there’s a second conjunction on March 8 as Venus rises above Saturn. A telescope or binoculars helps, but the duo can be spotted with the naked eye in dark skies. The guide also notes the zodiacal light may be visible after sunset at dark sites over the next couple of weeks.

via Space|

#evening-sky #saturn #stargazing

space1 month ago•4 min saved

NASA Turns Space Data into Sound: A Sonic Tour of Jupiter and Saturn

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is converting solar X-ray data into audible soundscapes, letting listeners hear Jupiter’s auroras and Saturn’s rings. By mapping data attributes like brightness, position, and energy to musical qualities such as pitch and volume, scientists create accessible, immersive representations of space that expand how the public experiences planetary data.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#chandra-x-ray-observatory #jupiter #nasa

astronomy1 month ago•53 min saved

NASA turns Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus data into audible soundtracks

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has converted X-ray and multiwavelength observations of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus into immersive soundscapes, translating brightness, energy and planetary positions into musical tones that accompany a rare planetary alignment.

via Space|

#astronomy #chandra-x-ray-observatory #jupiter