Cassini Completes Final and Fateful Titan Flyby “NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has had its last close brush with Saturn’s hazy moon Titan and is now beginning its final set of 22 […]
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Using Art to Explain Space Science
Keith’s note: The artists at JPL who created the farewell video for Cassini must have seen “Wanderers” – and “Interstellar”. If so, it shows. That’s OK. This JPL creation sets […]
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A New View of Prometheus
Close Up View of Prometheus “NASA’s Cassini spacecraft spied details on the pockmarked surface of Saturn’s moon Prometheus (86 kilometers, or 53 miles across) during a moderately close flyby on […]
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Titan's Inner Ocean Very Salty
Ocean on Saturn’s Moon Titan Could be as Salty as the Dead Sea, NASA “Scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Cassini mission have firm evidence the ocean inside Saturn’s largest moon, […]
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During The Stupid Shutdown The Universe Continued to Be Awesome
Stunning View From High Above Saturn “This portrait looking down on Saturn and its rings was created from images obtained by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 10, 2013. It was […]
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Cassini Experiences Communications Problems
NASA Cassini Significant Events 12/21/11 – 1/3/12 “Friday, Dec. 23 (DOY 357) – No signal was detected from the spacecraft today at the beginning of track at Deep Space Station […]
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Peering Through Titan's Haze
Image: Peering Through Titan’s South Pole Haze “These views from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft look toward the south polar region of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and show a depression within the […]
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Titan, a Neighbor – and Saturn
Photo: Titan And Another Moon Set Against Saturn’s Rings “This image was taken on May 21, 2011 and received on Earth May 22, 2011. The camera was pointing toward Titan […]
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Rain on Titan
Cassini Sees Seasonal Rains Transform Titan’s Surface “As spring continues to unfold at Saturn, April showers on the planet’s largest moon, Titan, have brought methane rain to its equatorial deserts, […]