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Saturn’s Moon Titan Stuns in New Global Images

These incredible views of Titan’s surface are the culmination of 13 years of data collected by the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) ...

By Alex ChaversJuly 20, 20180

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Enceladus’ Core Could Explain How Its Ocean Gets All That Heat

NASA’s Cassini mission is no longer with us, but its legacy lives on in the research using its data. Today, that research takes ...

By Alex ChaversNovember 6, 20170

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Cassini Beams Back Final Images, Now What?

That’s a wrap for NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. After spending 13 years traveling throughout Saturn and its moons, Cassini ended its mission with a ...

By Alex ChaversSeptember 15, 20170

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Saturn’s Rings Never Looked So Good

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is taking its final full lap around Saturn. In three days, Cassini will begin what NASA is calling “The Final ...

By Alex ChaversSeptember 8, 20170

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Saturn’s North Pole is Mesmerizing in First Detailed Image from Cassini Spacecraft

When NASA’s Cassini spacecraft kicked off its Grand Finale in late April, it was positioned right above Saturn’s north pole. As it looked ...

By Alex ChaversAugust 29, 20170

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Cassini’s Last Five Orbits Around Saturn

August is shaping up to be quite the month for space fans. The Perseid Meteor Shower is peaking this weekend. SpaceX is preparing ...

By Alex ChaversAugust 9, 20170

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The Eerie Silence Between Saturn and Its Rings (UPDATE)

Sometimes new discoveries are what you don’t see and hear. Cassini ring scientists were left scratching their heads after the spacecraft’s first deep ...

By Alex ChaversMay 3, 20170