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New Cassini findings suggest Saturn moon could support life

The Cassini spacecraft first flew close to the ice-covered moon in 2005 as part of a mission to gather data on Saturn.

29 Jun 2018 8:35 AM

Cassini's last show was a spectacular one, suggests NASA

The Cassini spacecraft went into Saturn’s atmosphere on 15 September after spending 20 years in deep space.

13 Oct 2017 2:32 PM

Cassini spacecraft ends 13-year odyssey with fiery plunge into Saturn

Being low on fuel, NASA crashed it into Saturn to avoid any chance of it someday colliding with and contaminating nearby planets.

16 Sep 2017 9:04 AM

NASA's Cassini spacecraft ends 20-year-long epic journey

The Cassini mission gave scientists an unprecedented view of the sixth planet from the Sun.

15 Sep 2017 6:09 PM

Cassini readies one last plunge into Saturn

NASA's Cassini probe is counting its final hours before one last plunge into Saturn on Sept. 15.

14 Sep 2017 9:16 AM

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Astrophysicists create music from Saturn’s moons, rings

Cassini has been collecting data while orbiting Saturn since its arrival in 2004 and is now in the throes of a final death spiral.

31 Aug 2017 4:11 PM

Astrophysicists make music from Saturn's moons, rings

It will plunge into the planet itself on September 15 to avoid contaminating any of its moons.

31 Aug 2017 2:03 PM

Cassini preps for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission

Cassini will make the last of 22 farewell dives between the planet’s rings and surface on Sept. 15.

31 Aug 2017 8:15 AM

Possible key ingredients of life discovered on Saturn’s Moon

NASA finds Moon of Saturn has chemical that could form ‘Membranes.’

30 Jul 2017 10:26 AM

Saturn's moon Enceladus may have tipped over: study

Researchers found evidence that the moon's spin axis - the line through the north and south poles - has reoriented.

31 May 2017 2:31 PM

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Cassini probe finds vast void between Saturn's rings

Scientists had hoped to find space dust in the region befor sending Cassini to Saturn forever.

06 May 2017 10:32 AM

US spacecraft shares first view from inside Saturn's rings

A stream of pictures showing Saturn's swirling clouds, massive hurricane and odd six-sided vortex weather system were sent to Earth

28 Apr 2017 8:10 AM

NASA's Cassini poised to plunge beneath Saturn's rings

Cassini is running low on fuel, and will make a death plunge into Saturn's surface on September 15.

26 Apr 2017 9:38 AM

Saturn moon has necessary conditions to harbor life: NASA

NASA's old Cassini detects plumes of hydrogen molecules emanating from cracks in the surface of ocean-moon

14 Apr 2017 8:15 AM

Cassini spacecraft to dive inside Saturn's rings for mission finale

Cassini has been exploring the giant planet and its entourage of 62 known moons

05 Apr 2017 11:16 AM

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NASA's Cassini captures high-resolution image of Saturn's mini-moon Pandora

The image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft is one of the highest-resolution views ever taken of Saturn's moon Pandora.

23 Dec 2016 10:40 AM

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