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2020’s Geminid Meteor Shower Should Be Better Than Most

The Geminids are one of the year’s best meteor showers. Cold December nights mean clear skies for the northern hemisphere. And as long ...

By Alex ChaversDecember 3, 20200

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Saturn’s Rings Have an Expiration Date

New research says Saturn’s rings are a cosmological ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ moment. Scientists first inkling that Saturn’s rings aren’t a permanent ...

By Alex ChaversDecember 20, 20180

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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

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Cassini First Grand Finale Photos Show a Ghostly Saturn

There are perks to the graveyard shift. At least, at NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) Goldstone Complex in the Mojave Desert. At 2:56 ...

By Alex ChaversApril 27, 20170

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Cassini Snaps Earth as It Readies Grand Finale

Seeing Earth from millions of miles away never ceases to amaze me. From millions of miles away we’re just a blue speck with ...

By Alex ChaversApril 21, 20170

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NASA’s Cassini Gets Ready For One Last Encounter With Titan

Cassini’s Grand Finale is almost here, but the hardy spacecraft has one more task before it begins a harrowing series of dives between ...

By Alex ChaversApril 19, 20170

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Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has the Right Stuff for Life

What NASA’s Cassini spacecraft found “would be like a candy store for microbes,” said Hunter Waite, lead author of the new study out ...

By Alex ChaversApril 14, 20170

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Cassini’s Next Ring-Grazing Orbit Will Bring Tethys’ Mysterious Red Streaks into Focus

Last week, it was Pan. This week, it’s Tethys. The 15th ring-grazing orbit is just over a day away, and Cassini will pass ...

By Alex ChaversMarch 12, 20170

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2020’s Geminid Meteor Shower Should Be Better Than Most

Saturn’s Rings Have an Expiration Date

Cassini Beams Back Final Images, Now What?

Saturn’s Rings Never Looked So Good

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

Cassini’s Last Five Orbits Around Saturn

The Eerie Silence Between Saturn and Its Rings (UPDATE)

Cassini First Grand Finale Photos Show a Ghostly Saturn

Cassini Snaps Earth as It Readies Grand Finale

NASA’s Cassini Gets Ready For One Last Encounter With Titan

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has the Right Stuff for Life

Cassini’s Next Ring-Grazing Orbit Will Bring Tethys’ Mysterious Red Streaks into Focus

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