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The Return of Saturn's Spokes

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the wheel-in-the-sky dept.

CheshireCatCO writes "After more than a year in orbit around Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft has finally spotted 'spokes' in the rings. Spokes, large radial structures in the rings, where seen by the Voyager spacecraft and have remained difficult to fully explain. The reappearce of the spokes comes about two years earlier than many models predicted."

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  1. Footfall by rossdee · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Is it the Fithp?

    1. Re:Footfall by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I'm just wondering where my FUCKING Roland story is?

  2. Bike Wheelz by Gertlex · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now if someone could make me some bike wheels with rings and spokes like that (minus the gas though).

  3. Re:What about Scientists? by Daktaklakpak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    that's not true. some of them have their M.S. degree--Master of Stupidity. Har har har, ok that was bad, I know.

  4. does anyone know by pair-a-noyd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    where you can find LARGE wallpaper sized (1400w or bigger) pictures of the planets and stars?
    I miss The Science Channel so much. It's the only thing worth watching but you have to get the $55 a month top level tier to get it. That's a lot of money for a single channel. ALL the other channels are trash.