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NASA's Final Saturn Images SHOCKINGLY Reveal Planetary Wonders

Cassini was one of the most remarkable space missions of all time, exploring Saturn and its moons for 13 years before its ...
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft ends its 20-year run around Saturn

Just six months after the Cassini spacecraft arrived at Saturn, its cameras caught something spectacular. It was Jan. 16, 2005, and Cassini was zipping past Enceladus, a bright, tiny moon just 313 ...
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Cassini Becomes Part Of Saturn

A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed ...
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Is there life on Saturn's moon Enceladus? New study complicates the search

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...

Enceladus Plumes: Signs of Life or Surface Chemical Processes? Research Reveals Saturn's Magnetic Field Radiation May Produce Organic Matter on Enceladus

What information can the plumes of Saturn's moon Enceladus reveal to scientists about its internal chemical composition and potential signs of life? A recent study presented at the joint meeting of ...
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Cassini Stared Into Saturn’s Polar Abyss, and It’s Creepy As Hell

As Cassini’s tour of Saturn comes to a close, NASA’s getting a bit nostalgic. Yesterday, the space agency released a photo of Saturn’s North pole the doomed spacecraft took on April 26th—the day it ...
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Cassini First to Orbit Saturn

PASADENA, Calif., July 1 -- The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft hurtled through the rings of Saturn and settled into planetary orbit late Wednesday, putting a pinpoint finish to a bold 2 billion-mile ...
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Cassini and Telescope See Violent Saturn Storm

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft and a European Southern Observatory ground- based telescope tracked the growth of a giant early-spring storm in Saturn’s northern hemisphere that is so powerful it stretches ...
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Cassini's swan song: 13-year Saturn mission ends Friday

Prepare to say goodbye to Cassini. In the early morning hours of September 15, NASA's 13-year mission exploring Saturn and its moons will come to an end as the spacecraft deliberately dives into ...
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After 20 years, NASA sends Cassini spacecraft into Saturn to be destroyed

The Cassini mission ends Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. After 13 years of exploring Saturn and its moons, the spacecraft will deliberately plunge at over 75,000 miles per hour into the planet and ultimately ...
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Cassini Enters Saturn’s Orbit

The NASA spacecraft Cassini entered Saturn's orbit on Wednesday and transmitted back to earth unprecedented images of the planet's rings. Senior correspondent Ray Suarez discusses the mission with ...