Hubble has taken advantage of the recent oppositions of Mars and Saturn to picture them in extraordinary detail
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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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Why are all the planets different colours if they formed at the same time?
We take a look at why the members of the Solar System vary in colour
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What keeps Saturn’s rings in place?
We find out how Saturn is able to hold onto its stunning rings
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What would happen if Saturn moved past Earth?
Hint: it doesn’t end well for our planet
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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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Intense rainstorms reshape Titan’s surface
Heavy methane downpours produce erosive features similar to those found on Earth
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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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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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‘Dragonfly’ drones could explore Titan’s surface
This mission has been proposed to NASA as the fourth expedition of their New Frontier program
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Cassini’s end draws near with only five orbits to go
As the spacecraft approaches its Grand Finale, it is now attempting its closest ever observations of Saturn
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Building blocks of life found on Saturn’s moon Titan
Archival data has confirmed that molecules of vinyl cyanide reside in the atmosphere of the ringed planet’s satellite
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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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Possible habitable region discovered within Saturn moon
Scientists have discovered hydrogen gas in the plume of material erupting from Enceladus
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Hubble snaps close-up portrait of Jupiter
The image adds to many others made in the past, and together they allow astronomers to study changes in the atmosphere of the gas giant
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Cassini prepares to make ‘death plunge’ into Saturn’s atmosphere
In orbit around the ringed planet since 2004, the spacecraft is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story
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Astronomers suspect Titan’s lakes fizz with nitrogen
The hydrocarbon lakes and seas of Saturn’s moon might occasionally erupt with dramatic patches of bubbles
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Check out these new images of Saturn’s megastorm from Cassini
NASA’s spacecraft has sent its first views of the ringed planet’s atmosphere since beginning the latest phase of its mission
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Cassini starts ‘diving’ into Saturn’s rings ahead of grand mission finale
A thrilling ride is about to begin for NASA’s spacecraft…