Discovered: Titan's Magic Island

Though we now peer through its obscuring haze with radar, Saturn’s big moon remains mysterious. Cornell grad student Jason Hofgartner reports on the discovery of what appears (and disappears!) to be an island on one of Titan’s frigid lakes. Casey Dreier sits in for Emily Lakdawalla, and invites listeners to an event on Capitol Hill in DC. Bill Nye reports on the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and the Planetary Society’s LightSail solar sail. Are those birds you hear in Bruce Betts’ What’s Up report?

Related Links:

• Cornell University Article and Video: Mysterious “Magic Island” Appears on Saturn Moon
• Planetary Society Europa Event in the Rayburn Building on Capitol Hill - July 15th at 3pm
• LightSail Live July 9 Event and Webcast Information

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This week's question:

On what highly-publicized, international stage were parts of Skylab displayed?

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Last week's question:

How many moons has Cassini discovered at Saturn?

Answer:

The answer will be revealed next week.

Question from the week before:

What are the Montes or mountains named for on Mercury?

Answer:

The mountains or Montes of Mercury are all named with words that mean “hot” in various languages.