These discoveries were made using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft that flew through Saturn’s rings in late 2017
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Astronomers have pinpointed the length of a day on Saturn
Scientist have once again used the valuable Cassini spacecraft data to answer the ancient Saturnian time-keeping enigma
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New findings suggest Saturn’s rings are relatively young
Using data collected by the now-deceased Cassini spacecraft, astronomers suggest the planet’s rings formed during the age of dinosaurs on Earth
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Summer rainfall spotted on Saturn’s largest moon
Using the former spacecraft Cassini, scientists have found evidence for rainfall near its north pole
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Saturn’s famous storm may stretch far above the clouds
The hexagonal vortex can be seen growing increasingly clearer and warmer as summertime approaches
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Hear the electromagnetic energy moving between Saturn and Enceladus
Researchers converted the interaction of plasma waves detected by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft into an eerie audio file
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Complex molecules found on Saturn’s Enceladus, requirements for life met
Using mass spectrometry data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, scientists found that large, carbon-rich organic molecules are ejected from cracks in the icy surface of the moon
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What would be involved in landing people on Titan?
We find out what is required in order to put man on Saturn’s moon
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Cassini’s final farewell to Saturn
Members of the imaging team behind the spacecraft have created this magnificent mosaic image of Saturn, taken just days before the mission’s end
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Enceladus’ ‘loose’ core heats up subsurface ocean
This study explains a number of key characteristics of the icy moon that was observed by the Cassini spacecraft
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Intense rainstorms reshape Titan’s surface
Heavy methane downpours produce erosive features similar to those found on Earth
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Book review: Haynes Owners’ Workshop Manual Cassini-Huygens
With the spacecraft ready to make its dramatic descent into Saturn’s atmosphere, check out Haynes’ latest publication – available now!
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Watch LIVE: Cassini plunges through Saturn’s atmosphere
Head over to mission control to experience the bus-sized spacecraft make its dramatic final dive just after 6:32am (EDT)
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FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 69
No-nonsense astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals his thoughts on the universe, fears for the American space program and George R. R. Martin – available now!
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Cassini Update: Spacecraft says goodbye to Titan before its demise
This last gravitational interaction with Titan will send Cassini into Saturn’s upper atmosphere
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Cassini uncovers unusual magnetic field at Saturn
The NASA spacecraft has revealed an elusive side to the ringed planet
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Cassini finds ‘surprisingly empty’ gap in Saturn’s ring
As the spacecraft plunges through the gap between the gas giant and its rings, mission members are shocked by the latest finding
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Cassini spacecraft captures Earth-Moon system through Saturn’s rings
A new image from the NASA mission shows our planet as a point of light
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Cassini to make final close approach of Titan this weekend
The flyby marks the mission’s final opportunity for up-close observations of the lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons that spread across the moon’s northern polar region
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Possible habitable region discovered within Saturn moon
Scientists have discovered hydrogen gas in the plume of material erupting from Enceladus