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Dec 09

Lake Asymmetry on Titan Explained

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Source: NASA/JPL

The lakes in Titan, the biggest of Saturn's moons are mostly composed of methane. Data taken by the Cassini mission has shown that there are more of these methane lakes concentrated in the northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon than in the southern hemisphere. A recent analysis of the Cassini findings by a team at Caltech has shown that the cause of this asymmetry of lakes is due to the orbit of Saturn.(read more...)

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Dec 09

Black Hole Caught Zapping Galaxy into Existence?

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Source: ESO 46/09 - Science Release

Which come first, the supermassive black holes that frantically devour matter or the enormous galaxies where they reside? A brand new scenario has emerged from a recent set of outstanding observations of a black hole without a home: black holes may be .building. their own host galaxy. This could be the long-sought missing link to understanding why the masses of black holes are larger in galaxies that contain more stars. (Read More)
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