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Scientists Puzzled by a Strange Dark Spot Fading on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
A mysterious dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus has baffled scientists after it faded over several years. Discovered through NASA’s Cassini mission, the spot's sudden disappearance raises questions about the moon's geology. Experts have ruled out shadows and image artefacts, suggesting that the feature could be the result of an impact or a depo...
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Scientists Say Saturn Moon's Liquid Lakes Have Waves and Currents
A new paper published in Nature Communications provides more insights into Titan's unusual bodies of water, including waves, currents, estuaries, and straits.
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Pic Of Jupiter Goes Viral As Twitterati Feel It Resembles A Sizzling Dosa. Seen It Yet?
Foodies on Twitter spotted the popular South Indian dish Dosa in one of the most unlikely places - a picture of planet Jupiter.
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NASA's Trip To Mars Begins In California "Clean Room"
NASA's Mars 2020 rover will head off for the Red Planet next year. But like Voyager, Galileo and Cassini before it, the mission's epic journey began in a "clean room" in California.
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NASA Shares Stunning "Farewell Image" As Cassini Concludes Saturn Mission
NASA has released a stunning view of Saturn and its splendid rings and moons, captured by the Cassini spacecraft during the final leg of its 20-year-long epic journey in space.
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After 13 Years In Orbit, Cassini Spacecraft Crashes Into Saturn
NASA scientists just received their last-ever message from the Cassini spacecraft, which plunged into Saturn early Friday morning. Those final bits of data signal the end of one of the most successful planetary science missions in history.
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$3.9 Billion Spacecraft, Launched 20 Years Ago, Runs Out Of Fuel
Global astronomers bid farewell Friday to NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft, which launched 20 years ago to circle Saturn and transformed the way we think about life elsewhere in the solar system.
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How To Steer A Spacecraft Into Saturn
A billion-dollar spacecraft named Cassini is about to burn up as it plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn this month. That's the plan, exquisitely crafted. Cassini will transmit data to Earth to the very end, squeezing out the last drips of science as a valediction for one of NASA's greatest missions.
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US Spacecraft Readies For Fiery Plunge Into Saturn After 13-Year Mission
The US space agency's Cassini spacecraft will end its 13-year mission to Saturn in mid-September by transmitting data until the final moment before it plunges into the ringed planet's atmosphere, officials said on Tuesday.
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Cassini Mission Reveals Key Building Block Of Life On Saturn's Moon Titan
An important building block of life has been discovered in the hazy upper atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan, by a team led by an Indian-origin researcher.
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Captures Stunning Images of Saturn Rings
NASA's Cassini mission is currently executing a series of daring Saturn's ring-grazing dives as the mission comes closer to the culmination of its epic 20-year-long journey in space.
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Summer In Saturn: NASA's Cassini Beams Back Solstice Images
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has beamed back images of a giant storm erupting on Saturn as the ringed planet's solstice arrived today, marking a new milestone for the mission that is approaching the end of its 20-year-long journey in space.
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Cassini Spacecraft's First Dive Between Saturn And Its Rings Successful
Cassini's first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on April 26 was successful and the spacecraft is now in the process of beaming back science and engineering data collected during its passage, NASA said on Thursday.
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Plunges Beneath Saturn's Rings
The first of the spaceship's 22 deep dives between Saturn and its innermost ring occurred on April 26 at 9am GMT (2:30pm IST)
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Cassini Spacecraft Set for Final Plunge Into Saturn Atmosphere in Grand Finale
Cassini spacecraft, after studying Saturn for two decades, is headed into an as-yet unexplored region, which culminates in a ball of fire.
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Scientists Puzzled by a Strange Dark Spot Fading on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
A mysterious dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus has baffled scientists after it faded over several years. Discovered through NASA’s Cassini mission, the spot's sudden disappearance raises questions about the moon's geology. Experts have ruled out shadows and image artefacts, suggesting that the feature could be the result of an impact or a depo...
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Scientists Say Saturn Moon's Liquid Lakes Have Waves and Currents
A new paper published in Nature Communications provides more insights into Titan's unusual bodies of water, including waves, currents, estuaries, and straits.
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Pic Of Jupiter Goes Viral As Twitterati Feel It Resembles A Sizzling Dosa. Seen It Yet?
Foodies on Twitter spotted the popular South Indian dish Dosa in one of the most unlikely places - a picture of planet Jupiter.
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NASA's Trip To Mars Begins In California "Clean Room"
NASA's Mars 2020 rover will head off for the Red Planet next year. But like Voyager, Galileo and Cassini before it, the mission's epic journey began in a "clean room" in California.
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NASA Shares Stunning "Farewell Image" As Cassini Concludes Saturn Mission
NASA has released a stunning view of Saturn and its splendid rings and moons, captured by the Cassini spacecraft during the final leg of its 20-year-long epic journey in space.
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After 13 Years In Orbit, Cassini Spacecraft Crashes Into Saturn
NASA scientists just received their last-ever message from the Cassini spacecraft, which plunged into Saturn early Friday morning. Those final bits of data signal the end of one of the most successful planetary science missions in history.
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$3.9 Billion Spacecraft, Launched 20 Years Ago, Runs Out Of Fuel
Global astronomers bid farewell Friday to NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft, which launched 20 years ago to circle Saturn and transformed the way we think about life elsewhere in the solar system.
-
How To Steer A Spacecraft Into Saturn
A billion-dollar spacecraft named Cassini is about to burn up as it plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn this month. That's the plan, exquisitely crafted. Cassini will transmit data to Earth to the very end, squeezing out the last drips of science as a valediction for one of NASA's greatest missions.
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US Spacecraft Readies For Fiery Plunge Into Saturn After 13-Year Mission
The US space agency's Cassini spacecraft will end its 13-year mission to Saturn in mid-September by transmitting data until the final moment before it plunges into the ringed planet's atmosphere, officials said on Tuesday.
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Cassini Mission Reveals Key Building Block Of Life On Saturn's Moon Titan
An important building block of life has been discovered in the hazy upper atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan, by a team led by an Indian-origin researcher.
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Captures Stunning Images of Saturn Rings
NASA's Cassini mission is currently executing a series of daring Saturn's ring-grazing dives as the mission comes closer to the culmination of its epic 20-year-long journey in space.
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Summer In Saturn: NASA's Cassini Beams Back Solstice Images
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has beamed back images of a giant storm erupting on Saturn as the ringed planet's solstice arrived today, marking a new milestone for the mission that is approaching the end of its 20-year-long journey in space.
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Cassini Spacecraft's First Dive Between Saturn And Its Rings Successful
Cassini's first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on April 26 was successful and the spacecraft is now in the process of beaming back science and engineering data collected during its passage, NASA said on Thursday.
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Plunges Beneath Saturn's Rings
The first of the spaceship's 22 deep dives between Saturn and its innermost ring occurred on April 26 at 9am GMT (2:30pm IST)
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Cassini Spacecraft Set for Final Plunge Into Saturn Atmosphere in Grand Finale
Cassini spacecraft, after studying Saturn for two decades, is headed into an as-yet unexplored region, which culminates in a ball of fire.
