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1. Prometheus: the Michelangelo of Saturn

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   Saturn's moon Prometheus creates streamer channels in the planet's rings. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute I've frequently said the Cassini spacecraft is an artist, so when Carolyn Porco, ... Monday, 26 July 2010

2. Mini Moons Are Buzzing Through Saturn's Rings

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   Scientists for NASA's Cassini mission noticed some weird-looking propeller-like shapes in the outer edge of Saturn's A ring. What could be creating these unusual contours? A closer look revealed ... Friday, 09 July 2010

3. Small Moon Makes Big Waves

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   A Cassini image of the moon Daphnis making waves in Saturn's rings. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Saturn's moon Daphnis is only 8 kilometers wide, but it has a fairly substantial effect ... Tuesday, 06 July 2010

4. Zapping Titan-Like Atmosphere with UV Creates Life Precursors

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   This image taken by the Cassini orbiter on Oct. 15, 2007, shows Saturn's A and F rings, the small moon Epimetheus and smog-enshrouded Titan, the planet's largest moon. The image is colorized to approximate ... Tuesday, 29 June 2010

5. Ghostly Encounter

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   ... visible blue light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on April 10, 2010. The view was acquired at a distance of approximately 1.8 million kilometers (1.1 million miles) from Dione and 2.7 ... Monday, 28 June 2010

6. Titan + Dione = New Desktop

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   Titan and Dione as seen by Cassini. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Another stunning image from the Cassini spacecraft, suitable for wallpaper on your desktop. Click image for larger version, ... Monday, 21 June 2010

7. Titan + Dione = New Desktop

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   Titan and Dione as seen by Cassini. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Another stunning image from the Cassini spacecraft, suitable for wallpaper on your desktop. Click image for larger version, ... Monday, 21 June 2010

8. Latest Wall Art from Cassini

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   ... from our resident artist in space, the Cassini spacecraft. Rhea, saturn's second largest moon sits in front of the rings, joined by two smaller moons in the background. Rhea (1528 kilometers, 949 ... Thursday, 10 June 2010

9. Needed: Plutonium-238

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   Cassini orbiting Saturn. Credit: NASA Sometimes people ask me what they, as a regular citizen can do to help NASA. Emily Lakdawalla at the Planetary Society Blog posted this today, and this is definitely ... Wednesday, 09 June 2010

10. Alien Life on Titan? Hang on Just a Minute…

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    ... Calm down!" said Cassini imaging team leader Carolyn Porco on Twitter over the weekend. "It is by NO means certain that microbes are eating hydrogen on Titan. Non-bio explanations are still ... Monday, 07 June 2010

11. Rhapsody in Black

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    This silhouette of Saturn was taken by the Cassini spacecraft on Feb. 13, 2010. Although the sun is eclipsed by Saturn in this dramatic image, some sunlight scatters through the uppermost part of the atmosphere ... Sunday, 06 June 2010

12. Cassini Heading To Titan After Tagging Enceladus

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    Pasadena CA (JPL) May 21, 2010 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft is on its way to a flyby of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, after capturing some stunning images of Enceladus. One view shows the hazy outline ... Friday, 21 May 2010

13. Incredible Images of Enceladus From Cassini's Latest Flyby

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    Titan, Saturn's rings and Enceladus. Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI Wow. Cassini the artist has struck again, this time with amazing images from the close flyby of Enceladus that we wrote a preview about earlier ... Wednesday, 19 May 2010

14. Cassini Double Play: Enceladus And Titan

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    Pasadena CA (JPL) May 18, 2010 - About a month and a half after its last double flyby, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be turning another double play this week, visiting the geyser moon Enceladus and ... Monday, 17 May 2010

15. Cassini's Cruise: Close Flybys of Two Moons in Less Than Two Days

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    ... Titan. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI and NASA/JPL/University of Arizona It's a space navigator dream! The Cassini spacecraft will perform close flybys of two of Saturn's most enigmatic moons all ... Monday, 17 May 2010

16. Up, Up And Away With Aerobots

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    ... and a hot-air or Montgolfier balloon-even though a NASA mission to Titan is at least ten years away. The Cassini mission, which sent the Huygens probe parachuting into Titan's atmosphere, revealed a ... Saturday, 15 May 2010

17. Rock And Roll: Titan's Gem Tumbler

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    ... NASA's Cassini spacecraft. By analyzing the way the terrain has scattered radar beams, scientists deduce the spheres measure at least a few centimeters (inches) and maybe up to a couple of meters (yards) ... Wednesday, 12 May 2010

18. Incredible! Cassini as Houdini Cuts Titan in Half

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    ... up the Cassini imaging team's sleeves in this image; it is real! Is the moon Titan being cut in half by Saturn's rings? What's happening here is that the middle part of the rings are made ... Monday, 10 May 2010

19. The Magical Mystery Tour

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    Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 04, 2010 - Six years ago, the Cassini spacecraft began orbiting Saturn and taking detailed images of its ring and many moons. While the Cassini-Huygens mission has helped answer ... Monday, 03 May 2010

20. Cassini Returning Enceladus Gravity Data

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    Pasadena CA (JPL) May 03, 2010 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its 26-hour gravity observation at Saturn's moon Enceladus this week, sending back data scientists will use to understand ... Sunday, 02 May 2010