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The Day the Earth Smiled: Earth, the Moon, and Saturn All in One Frame
In a stunning reminder of our place in the vastness of space, a remarkable image taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows ...
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Cassini Spacecraft Prepares For A Fiery Farewell In Saturn's Atmosphere
After 13 years in orbit around Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is about to plunge itself into the planet's atmosphere and disintegrate. NASA decided to put an end to the mission on Friday ...
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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is about to plunge between Saturn and its rings — before spiraling into the planet
That vehicle is Cassini, and its exploration of Saturn has led to some of the biggest discoveries ever made about the worlds in our Solar System. But as accomplished as this spacecraft is ...
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The Cassini spacecraft crashed into Saturn, ending a successful 20-year mission
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA scientists just received their last message from the Cassini spacecraft, which plunged into Saturn early Friday morning. Those final bits of data signal the end of one of ...
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Should Scientists Inject Saturn’s Moon Enceladus With Life?
A new study proposes that seeding the orb’s underground ocean with microbes might help us learn how to make other worlds ...
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Cassini, the NASA spacecraft that expanded the search for life beyond Earth, dies in Saturn’s sky
Cassini was the last of NASA’s big missions to the outer solar system. It followed in the footsteps of Voyagers 1 and 2, which visited Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in the late 1970s and ...
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Cassini finale: Saturn space probe completes its fiery demise
Thirteen years after reaching Saturn, NASA's nuclear-powered Cassini spacecraft raced through its 294th and final orbit Thursday, collecting priceless data while hurtling toward a kamikaze-like ...
Distant moon could have aliens on it – and experts just spotted a ‘mysterious motion’ in its atmosphere
A DISTANT moon in our solar system might mirror Earth’s seasons, according to scientists, who also believe it could be a ...
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NASA’s Cassini probe dives into Saturn’s atmosphere
NASA’s Cassini probe has entered the final phase of its 13-year mission to Saturn, executing the first in a series of five “ultra-close” dives through the planet’s atmosphere. The ...
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The End Is Nigh for Cassini: Saturn Probe Enters Final 48 Hours
PASADENA, Calif. — The end is nigh for NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which is now less than 48 hours away from its scheduled death dive into Saturn . At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL ...
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Amazing Saturn Photos From NASA's Cassini Orbiter
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has been snapping amazing photos of Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017. See some of Cassini's latest spectacular photos of the Saturn system here. SHOWN HERE ...
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NASA’s Cassini probe dives into Saturn’s atmosphere
NASA’s Cassini probe has entered the final phase of its 13-year mission to Saturn, executing the first in a series of five “ultra-close” dives through the planet’s atmosphere. The ...