Out of this World
Astronomers continue to discover objects in the Kuiper Belt. The latest, dubbed EL61, is currently one of the brightest Kuiper Belt object, that can be seen with high-end amateur telescopes. EL61 is about a third the size of Pluto and has a small moon orbiting it. What is interesting about EL61, is its shape. It is described as a squashed football, spinning through space.
Cassini flew by Saturn's moon, Hyperion, back in September, and took some stunning images. The image below represents a combined image using different filters. In natural colour, Hyperion is slightly reddish. Hyperion is covered with impact craters, but its surface has been modified by an unknown process to give it a sponge-like appearance. Hyperion is believed to be mostly hollow.
Cassini also took the image below of Pandora, a shepherd moon of Saturn's F ring.
Cassini flew by Saturn's moon, Hyperion, back in September, and took some stunning images. The image below represents a combined image using different filters. In natural colour, Hyperion is slightly reddish. Hyperion is covered with impact craters, but its surface has been modified by an unknown process to give it a sponge-like appearance. Hyperion is believed to be mostly hollow.
Cassini also took the image below of Pandora, a shepherd moon of Saturn's F ring.
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