Sentences with phrase «from giant rings»

Many of the moons in the solar system could have been spawned from giant rings around planets.

Not exact matches

Jupiter's rings may not be as pronounced as Saturn's, but its ring system still extends to an impressive 140,000 miles away from the giant gas planet.

But by 1989, after ground - based measurements and flybys from Voyagers 1 and 2, we had discovered rings around the other three gas giants — Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune.

On other occasions the dome was transformed into a giant beanie cap with propeller (1996), banded with a giant ring engraved with Elvish calligraphy from the opening of the Lord of the Rings movie (2001), and has served as pedestal for a full - scale model of Kitty Hawk, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers» flight (2003).

Robin Canup came to the moon problem from studies of planetary rings such as those girding the gas giants.

From the huge giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) to the tiny poisonous blue - ringed octopus (genus Hapalochlaena), from the shallow - water mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) to the deep - sea Dumbo octopus (genus GrimpoteuthFrom the huge giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) to the tiny poisonous blue - ringed octopus (genus Hapalochlaena), from the shallow - water mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) to the deep - sea Dumbo octopus (genus Grimpoteuthfrom the shallow - water mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) to the deep - sea Dumbo octopus (genus Grimpoteuthis).

The most recent Hubble observations show that the physical shockwave from the giant blast is just now reaching the innermost of three mysterious gas rings circling the dead star at a distance of two - thirds of a light year.

When the contrails are visible and strong, it is possible to see the white streaks become wavy and then leave rings floating high in the sky, like smoke rings from a giant cigar.

It's a polymer made of repeated units of two different molecules linked together: a giant ring - shaped molecule called beta - cyclodextrin that's made from cornstarch, and a fluorine - rich molecule called decafluorobiphenyl, or DFB.

From magical rings to loony moons to giant polar hurricanes, in 13 years orbiting Saturn the Cassini probe has exposed many wonders.

Worlds in our universe come in all shapes, from planetesimals to dwarf planets to giants with rings, but we don't fully understand how they change throughout their lifetimes, says Simon Lock at Harvard University.

This scenario could explain why Saturn's rings are made of different stuff from those of other gas giants.

This six - image mosaic from NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn, its rings and the planet's giant moon Titan.

«Giant Hurricane» on Saturn: 1st Images Back from Cassini's Epic Ring Dive: NASA's Cassini spacecraft dove between Saturn and its rings yesterday (April 26), snapping the closest - ever views of Saturn's atmosphere.

This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks toward Saturn's icy moon Dione, with giant Saturn and its rings in the background, just prior to the mission's final close approach to the moon on August 17, 2015.

They also hope to study «ring rain,» particles that escape from the gas giant's rings and flow into the planet itself, the website noted.

The mission extension, at $ 60 million a year, will allow the probe to observe Saturn's rings from all angles, and also afford more time to study the seasons on Titan, seen here casting a giant shadow.

They range in size from giant Titan, which is larger than planets Mercury and Pluto, down to very tiny moons that orbit the planet in its rings.

Here, we can see the whole thing, a gas giant like Jupiter, separated at last from the rings that encircle it.

From Kate Middleton's to - die - for giant sapphire to the Simpson sisters» super unique ruby rings, gemstones in a rainbow of shades are quickly becoming a girl's best friend.

I am 6» 7» i know thats really tall so i would like it if you not point me out like i am a giant from lord of the rings or something.

The way the trailer's cut implies Gamora is talking to Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), but it's clear Gamora is onboard the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship, while Tony's footage asking about Thanos» name is from inside the Sanctum Sanctorum, which makes sense, since we've seen footage of him hanging out with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) before the giant ring - structure's arrival in New York.

From ST to RS, next up is the Mk2 Ford Focus RS — a giant - killer at the time, evidenced by its ability to match both the Audi S5 and the Nissan 350Z around the «ring.

Essentially a giant pod carried by two giant rings that are driven by two 20 kW electric motors, the eRiskcha — also called the Den - Riki - Sha or DRS — is developed from a DNA cocoon.

The park dates from 1907 and contains two national historic landmarks, the Giant Dipper (a 1924 wooden roller coaster) and the 1911 Looff Carousel with its unique ring toss game.

Taking influence from Sonic 1, stages are accessed by jumping through a giant ring at the end of the level, which appears if you have 50 rings, and are also based on the emerald - collecting maze stages of the original.

As with all true awakenings, the stage changes, but with the Ten Tails and other giant awakenings such as that of Sage Mode Hashirama, the beasts fight from outside the ring!

These levels, with vertically stacked alternate routes, loop - the - loops and shimmering golden rings, range from neon highways through blue - and - green seaside resorts to mountains of cake and giant burgers.

[5] From 1966 to 1968, Oppenheim's ephemeral earthworks included shapes cut in ice / snow, such as «Annual Rings» (1968), a series of rings carved in the snow on the U.S.A. / Canada border, [6] and «Gallery Transplant» (1969), in which he cut the outline of a gallery in the snow, [4] patterns cut in wheat fields with combine harvesters, [6] and giant overlapping fingerprints representing the artist and his son Eric sprawled across several acres of a spoils field in Lewiston, New York.

When someone sent us some old 1970's newspaper advertisements from coal - burning giant American Electric Power, questioning proposed regulations to stop coal pollution, the language had a familiar ring to it.