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The giant moon Titan in front of Saturn's edge-on rings, seen by the Cassini spacecraft in 2012. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Sailing the lakes of Titan? Prepare for rough seas.
Phil Plait
Oct 8, 2020
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Saturn's moon Enceladus shows fresh ice: More geysers on the tiny iceworld?
Phil Plait
Sep 21, 2020
Five infrared views of Saturn’s moon Enceladus from Cassini, showing fresh ice (red).
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Titan has had *enough* of Saturn, leaving the planet 100X faster than expected
Phil Plait
Jun 9, 2020
Phenomenal artwork depicting the Cassini spacecraft near Saturn and its huge moon Titan. Credits: Cassini Model: Brian Kumanchik, Christian Lopez, NASA/JPL-Caltech, and updated by Kevin M. Gill
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Are rivers of liquid methane washing away craters on Saturn’s moon Titan?
Phil Plait
May 28, 2020
A pair of craters on Saturn’s moon Titan mapped by Cassini’s radar. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI
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Take a stunning 250,000-kilometer-long video tour of Saturn's rings
Phil Plait
Sep 20, 2019
S A T U R N. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Ian Regan
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Saturn’s rings are hiding moons shaped like frozen ravioli. Here’s why.
Elizabeth Rayne
May 9, 2019
NASA image of Saturn and its ring moons
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Even Game of Thrones can’t beat the 22-year winter on Saturn’s moon
Elizabeth Rayne
Apr 24, 2019
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How long is a day on Saturn?
Phil Plait
Jan 28, 2019
This magnificent view of Saturn was created using images taken by Cassini on October 28, 2016, and merged into a mosaic by Ian Regan. Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / Ian Regan
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Saturn's rings are way younger than the planet itself… and they're disappearing.
Phil Plait
Jan 21, 2019
Artist drawing of Cassini as it readies to pass between the inner rings and Saturn’s atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Cassini gives us more Saturn from beyond the veil
Phil Plait
Oct 10, 2018
Artist drawing of Cassini as it readies to pass between the inner rings and Saturn’s atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Cassini totally just won an Emmy
Elizabeth Rayne
Sep 13, 2018
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No, that’s *NOT* the last photo of Saturn from Cassini
Phil Plait
Sep 4, 2018
Artwork — yes, ARTWORK — depicting a view “over the shoulder” of the Cassini spacecraft during one of the last dives toward Saturn it made before the end of the mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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New stunning infrared maps see through Titan’s haze
Phil Plait
Aug 31, 2018
Spectacular maps of the surface of Saturn’s huge moon Titan crated using infrared images from Cassini that can see the surface through the thick atmospheric haze. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Nantes/University of Arizona
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Listen to the eerie wail of an icy moon of Saturn
Phil Plait
Jul 23, 2018
Radio waves emitted by Saturn’s moon Enceladus graphed as frequency (vertical axis) versus time. Colors represent intensity (strength of radio waves, or volume of sound). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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One last look at Saturn
Phil Plait
Oct 11, 2017
S A T U R N. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Ian Regan
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How a tiny space robot can change your life
Summer Ash
Sep 21, 2017
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