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1. Huygens on Titan

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   In 2005 the robotic Huygens probe landed on Titan, Saturn's enigmatic moon, and sent back the first ever images from beneath Titan's thick cloud layers. This artist's impression is based on those images. ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

2. Is That Titan Or Utah

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   Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 08, 2010 - Planetary scientists have been puzzling for years over the honeycomb patterns and flat valleys with squiggly edges evident in radar images of Saturn's moon Titan. Now, ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

3. This Week in Space #8 With Miles O'Brien

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   ... ice geysers on one of Saturn's moons, Orbital Sciences says its safety first for its new commercial spaceship, astro-immigrants are spotted in the Milky Way, and Miles O'Brien testifies to the ... Saturday, 27 February 2010

4. Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – February 26-28, 2010

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   Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's another snowy, moonlit weekend, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy some astronomy together! It's time to check out Saturn, walk along the ejecta ... Friday, 26 February 2010

5. More Jaw-Droppers from Cassini

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   ... 949 miles across). Mutual event observations such as this one, in which one moon passes close to or in front of another, help scientists refine their understanding of the orbits of Saturn's moons. ... Friday, 26 February 2010

6. Zooming In On Heat At Baghdad Sulcus

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   Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 24, 2010 - The right-hand image shows a dramatically improved view of heat radiation from a warm fissure near the south pole of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. It was obtained by NASA's ... Tuesday, 23 February 2010

7. Cassini Finds "Heat" and More Geysers on Enceladus

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   Newly released images from last November's close flyby over Saturn's icy moon Enceladus the Cassini spacecraft reveal geyser jets spraying all along the prominent fractures, or "tiger ... Tuesday, 23 February 2010

8. Behold The Violent History Of Saturn's White Whale Moon

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   Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2010 - Like the battered white whale Moby Dick taunting Captain Ahab, Saturn's moon Prometheus surges toward the viewer in a 3-D image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. ... Monday, 22 February 2010

9. A Drop In The Bucket

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   ... of water on the Moon. Earlier this month, the Cassini spacecraft obtained data about one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, that may confirm the presence of sub-surface liquid water. ... Thursday, 18 February 2010

10. Cassini Shoots New Close-Ups Of Death Star-Like Moon

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    Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 18, 2010 - Blazing through its closest pass of the Saturnian moon Mimas on Feb. 13, Cassini sent back striking close-ups of the moon likened to the Death Star from "Star Wars" and ... Wednesday, 17 February 2010

11. Cassini Set To Do Retinal Scan Of Saturnian Eyeball

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    Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2010 - On Feb. 13, 2010, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its closest examination yet of Mimas, an eyeball-shaped moon of Saturn that has also been likened to the Death Star ... Tuesday, 16 February 2010

12. Saturn's Aurorae Offer Stunning Double Show

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    Paris, France (ESA) Feb 17, 2010 - Researchers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope recently took advantage of a rare opportunity to record Saturn when its rings are edge-on, resulting in a unique ... Tuesday, 16 February 2010

13. Cassini Survives Close Encounter of the Death Star Kind!

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    Cassini's Mimas, from 70,000 km (unprocessed image; credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute) On February 13, 2010, Cassini flew by Saturn's moon Mimas, coming as close as 9,500 km. It passed ... Monday, 15 February 2010

14. The Active Moons Of Saturn

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    Washington DC (SPX) Feb 15, 2010 - Like midnight taggers, Saturn's moons Dione, Tethys, Mimas and Rhea may be spraying their unique signatures all over Saturn's environment when no one's looking. Or ... Sunday, 14 February 2010

15. On New Year's Eve, Cassini Will Stare at the Death Star's Superlaser

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    OK, it's actually the Herschel crater on Mimas, a smallish moon of Saturn (and it's the eve of Chinese New Year, February 13th, 2010), but it's a cool headline, don't you think? Cassini ... Friday, 12 February 2010

16. Hubble Captures Double Aurorae Light Show on Saturn

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    Hubble's view of Saturn with a double view of its fluttering aurorae. Credit: NASA, ESA and Jonathan Nichols (University of Leicester) In January and March 2009, researchers using Hubble took advantage ... Thursday, 11 February 2010

17. Saturn's Rings Have Gone Plaid

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    Saturn's plaid rings. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Are Saturn's rings spinning at ludicrous speeds? It appears they have gone plaid! The Cassini spacecraft has actually spied two types ... Tuesday, 09 February 2010

18. Saturn’s Rings Have Gone Plaid

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    Saturn's plaid rings. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Are Saturn’s rings spinning at ludicrous speeds? It appears they have gone plaid! The Cassini spacecraft has actually spied two ... Tuesday, 09 February 2010

19. NASA Extends Cassini's Tour Of Saturn

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    Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 04, 2010 - NASA will extend the international Cassini-Huygens mission to explore Saturn and its moons to 2017. The agency's fiscal year 2011 budget provides a $60 million per year ... Wednesday, 03 February 2010

20. More Stunning Images and Discoveries Ahead: Cassini Mission Extended to 2017

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    Saturn from Cassini. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI With the new 2011 NASA budget allowing for more space science activities, the space agency has extended the Cassini mission to explore Saturn and its moons ... Wednesday, 03 February 2010