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Saturn's Turbulent 'Storm Alley' Sets Another Record
09.15.09 - The longest continuously observed thunderstorm in the solar system has been roiling Saturn's atmosphere since mid-January and is still churning now, according to a presentation by a Cassini team scientist at the European Planetary Science Congress in Potsdam, Germany.
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Scientists Discover New Radiation Belt at Saturn
09.14.09 - Scientists using the Cassini spacecraft's Magnetospheric Imaging instrument have detected a new, temporary radiation belt at Saturn, located around the orbit of its moon Dione at about 377,000 kilometers (234,000 miles) from the center of the planet.
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Saturn Moon Could Power 150 Billion Labor Day Barbecues
09.04.09 - Since its discovery by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1655, Saturn's most massive moon, Titan, has been known as a place of mystery and intrigue.
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Cassini's Last Earthly Date Was 10 Years Ago Today
08.18.09 - A decade ago today, NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew past Earth at a distance of 1,171 kilometers (727 miles) on its way to an appointment with the solar system's second largest occupant - Saturn.
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Tropics of Saturn's Moon No Tropical Paradise
08.13.09 - Astronomers have identified a storm cell on Titan the size of the country of India.
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Saturn to Pull Celestial Houdini on August 11
08.07.09 - In 1918, magician Harry Houdini created a sensation when he made a 10,000 pound elephant disappear before a mystified audience at New York's famed Hippodrome theatre.
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Revelations in Saturn's Rings Continue as Equinox Approaches
08.07.09 - Thanks to a special play of sunlight and shadow as Saturn continues its march towards its August 11 equinox, recent images captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft are revealing new three-dimensional objects and structures in the planet's otherwise flat rings.
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New Spin On Saturn's Rotation
07.29.09 - New meteorological data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft indicates the value for Saturn's rotation period could be more than 5 minutes shorter than previously believed.
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Saturnian Moon Shows Evidence of Ammonia
07.22.09 - Data collected during two close flybys of Saturn's moon Enceladus by NASA's Cassini spacecraft add more fuel to the fire about the Saturnian ice world containing sub-surface liquid water.
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Five Years Ago, Cassini Began Orbiting Saturn
06.30.09 - NASA's Cassini mission has been orbiting Saturn for five Earth years as of June 30, 2009.
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Shaken and Stirred: Lab Studies Ice From Frigid Worlds
06.12.09 - The most exotic frozen cocktails on Earth won’t be found in a chic restaurant or trendy bar. Scientists are mixing up icy concoctions in a laboratory not much bigger than a janitor’s closet.
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Cassini Captures Changes in Titan's Lakes
01.29.09 - A region on Saturn's moon Titan's southern latitudes appears to have been flooded by a summer cloudburst of hydrocarbon rain, as seen in images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken before and after a large storm system was observed.
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Enceladus Jets: Are They Wet or Just Wild?
11.26.08 - Scientists continue to search for the cause of the geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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Cassini to Swing Past Enceladus →
10.29.08 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft will fly by Saturn's moon Enceladus on Fri., Oct. 31. Join mission members as they blog about the upcoming enoounter.
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Cassini Sends Home Data From Close Flyby →
10.10.08 - Follow along as the Cassini science and engineering teams blog about the Oct. 9 close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Post your comments.
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Cassini's Adventure Ends, and Begins Anew
06.27.08 - The Cassini Mission was an audacious idea from the start.
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Cassini Sees Collisions of Moons on Saturn's Ring
06.04.08 - Cassini scientists have discovered that the rapid changes in Saturn's F ring are due to small moons colliding with the ring.
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Cassini Flies By Titan, Readies for Extended Tour
05.29.08 - On May 28, the Cassini spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of Saturn’s moon Titan.
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Cassini Flies By Titan, Readies for Extended Tour
05.27.08 - On May 28, the Cassini spacecraft will fly by Saturn's moon Titan in its last flyby of the original four-year tour, but Cassini's exploration of Saturn will continue for two more years.
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Cassini's Radar Peers Through Titan's Haze
05.13.08 - Cassini completed a successful flyby of Titan on May 12, for the first of two such flybys that will wrap up the original four-year mission.