Keith’s note: two items from NASA about the Dragonfly mission just dropped – almost simultaneously: “Dragonfly Astrobiology Mission Progresses Through Key Development And Test Activities“, which spins things in a […]
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Last Cassini Flyby of Titan Completed
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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First Commercial Astronaut Is Not So Hot on Commercial Exploration
Charles D. Walker: Don’t relinquish all space exploration to private firms, Charles Walker, Arizona Daily Star “The idea is attractive, even if commercial plans for a Mars mission are hypothetical […]
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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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Important Titan Flyby Wednesday
Significant Titan Flyby Happening on July 10th, NASA “For the Radar instrument, one of the most significant Titan fly-bys of the extended Solstice mission occurs July 10. Measurements from this […]
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More Spectacular Images From Cassini
Photo: Titan and Dione As Seen by Cassini “Saturn’s third-largest moon Dione can be seen through the haze of its largest moon, Titan, in this view of the two posing […]
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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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Today's Cool Space Pix
– Photo: Madagascar, Nosy, Kalakajoro, Berafia, Antanimora and Valiha As Seen From Orbit – Photo: Crete As Seen From Orbit – Photo: Shooting Star As Seen From Above The Sky […]
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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, […]