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Never-seen-before! NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals why Saturn’s atmosphere is heating up
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Never-seen-before! NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals why Saturn’s atmosphere is heating up

[ad_1] Earth's temperature is soaring mainly because of global warming. But, we cannot say the same for the other planets of our solar system. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has figured out the reason behind the heating up of Saturn's atmosphere. It is because of the planet's own rings. Informing about the same NASA said in a release, "The secret has been hiding in plain view for 40 years. But it took the insight of a veteran astronomer to pull it all together within a year, using observations of Saturn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and retired Cassini probe, in addition to the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and the retired International Ultraviolet Explorer mission."It further added, "The discovery: Saturn's vast ring system is heating the giant planet's upper atmosphere. The phenomeno...