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New Finding Shows Remarkable Similarities Between Earth and Titan
Saturn’s moon Titan may be nearly a billion miles away from Earth, but a recently published paper based on data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveals... The post New Finding Shows Remarkable...
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Impressive Cassini Image of Rhea Passing in Front of Titan
In this view, Saturn’s icy moon Rhea passes in front of Titan as seen by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Some of the differences between the two... The post Impressive Cassini Image of Rhea Passing in...
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A Song of Ice and Light, Enceladus Drifts Before Saturn’s Rings
Saturn’s moon Enceladus drifts before the rings and the tiny moon Pandora in this view that NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured on November 1, 2009. The... The post A Song of Ice and Light, Enceladus...
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Beautiful Mosaic of Some of the Very Last Images Captured by Cassini
This view of Saturn looks toward the planet’s night side, lit by sunlight reflected from the rings. A mosaic of some of the very last... The post Beautiful Mosaic of Some of the Very Last Images...
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Cassini Sees Saturn and Its Rings Through a Haze of Sun Glare
In this image, NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft sees Saturn and its rings through a haze of Sun glare on the camera lens. If you could travel... The post Cassini Sees Saturn and Its Rings Through a Haze of...
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A Striking View of Saturn’s Moon Dione
Cassini captured this striking view of Saturn’s moon Dione on July 23, 2012. Dione is about 698 miles (1,123 kilometers) across. Its density suggests that... The post A Striking View of Saturn’s Moon...
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Mosaic Cassini Image of the Icy Particles of Saturn’s Rings
Saturn’s shadow sweeps across the rings in a view captured on November 5, 2006 by NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft. In the bottom half of the image,... The post Mosaic Cassini Image of the Icy Particles of...
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Amazing Cassini Image Shows Dione on the Edge
Saturn’s moon Dione drifts before the planet’s rings, seen here almost edge on. For all their immense width, the rings are relatively paper-thin, about 30... The post Amazing Cassini Image Shows Dione...
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Cassini Reveals the Subtle Colors of Saturn’s Rings
Saturn’s rings display their subtle colors in this view captured on August 22, 2009, by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The particles that make up the rings... The post Cassini Reveals the Subtle Colors of...
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Cassini Image of Saturn’s Rings With Mimas, Janus and Tethys
On March 13, 2006 Cassini’s narrow-angle camera captured this look at Saturn and its rings, seen here nearly edge on. The frame also features Mimas... The post Cassini Image of Saturn’s Rings With...
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Cassini Image of Odysseus Crater on Saturn’s Icy Moon Tethys
The most visually striking feature on Saturn’s icy moon Tethys is Odysseus crater. An enormous impact created the crater, which is about 280 miles (450... The post Cassini Image of Odysseus Crater on...
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Listen to the Sound of Plasma Waves Moving Between Saturn and Enceladus
New research from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft’s up-close Grand Finale orbits shows a surprisingly powerful and dynamic interaction of plasma waves moving from Saturn to its... The post Listen to the...
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Six New Infrared Images of Saturn’s Moon Titan Are the Clearest Views To Date
These six infrared images of Saturn’s moon Titan represent some of the clearest, most seamless-looking global views of the icy moon’s surface produced so far.... The post Six New Infrared Images of...
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Amazing Cassini Image of Saturn’s Translucent Rings
Saturn’s rings are perhaps the most recognized feature of any world in our solar system. Cassini spent more than a decade examining them more closely... The post Amazing Cassini Image of Saturn’s...
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Scientists Reveal Surprising Feature Emerging at Saturn’s Northern Pole
The long-lived international Cassini mission has revealed a surprising feature emerging at Saturn’s northern pole as it nears summertime: a warming, high-altitude vortex with a... The post Scientists...
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NASA Spots Dust Storms on Titan for the First Time
Data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has revealed what appear to be giant dust storms in equatorial regions of Saturn’s moon Titan. The discovery, described in... The post NASA Spots Dust Storms on...
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Final Cassini Orbits Provide Huge Leap Forward in Our Understanding of the...
New research emerging from the final orbits of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft represents a huge leap forward in our understanding of the Saturn system — especially... The post Final Cassini Orbits Provide...
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Saturn’s Rings Relatively New, Formed Much Later Than The Planet
The rings of Saturn may be iconic, but there was a time when the majestic gas giant existed without its distinctive halo. In fact, the... The post Saturn’s Rings Relatively New, Formed Much Later Than...
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Scientists Solve Long Standing Mystery: The Length of a Day on Saturn
Using new data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, researchers believe they have solved a longstanding mystery of solar system science: the length of a day on... The post Scientists Solve Long Standing...
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New Findings Emerge About Tiny Moons Nestled In Saturn’s Rings
New findings have emerged about five tiny moons nestled in and near Saturn’s rings. The closest-ever flybys by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal that the surfaces... The post New Findings Emerge About...
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