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The Cassini mission to Saturn
Moon Creates Snowballs in Saturn's F Ring
Jul 21, 2010
"While orbiting Saturn for the last six years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has kept a close eye on the collisions and disturbances in the gas giant's rings."
Changes in Lake Level on Titan
Jul 19, 2010
"Scientists have found evidence of lake-level changes on Saturn's moon, Titan. Titan is the only world aside from Earth than is known to have a hydrological cycle. [But on Titan the cycle involves hydrocarbons rather than water.] "
Moonlets in Saturn's Rings
Jul 17, 2010
So-called "propellers" in Saturn's rings are created by moonlets within the rings
A Tiny Moon Amidst Saturn's Rings
Jul 7, 2010
"Cassini has delivered its best photos yet of the tiny moon Daphnis, the ringmoon that is responsible for carving out the skinny Keeler gap at the outer edge of Saturn's A ring."
Moons in Saturn's Rings
Jul 9, 2010
"Giant propeller-shaped structures have been discovered in the rings of Saturn and appear to be created by a new class of hidden moons."
No Rings Around Rhea
Jun 26, 2010
"Despite an initial inference, planetary scientists say there are no rings around Saturn's moon Rhea"
Cassini Skims Titan Atmosphere
Jun 22, 2010
"Cassini makes its closest-ever approach to Titan Sunday, dipping within 547 miles of Saturn's most Earthlike moon to get a taste of its magnetic fields."
Cassini to Skim Titan's Atmosphere
Jun 19, 2010
"NASA's Cassini spacecraft will get its best look yet at Saturn's biggest moon Titan this weekend when it takes the deepest dip yet into the cloud-covered satellite's hazy atmosphere. "
Cassini Images Lightning on Saturn
Jun 18, 2010
"NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed new photographs of powerful lightning flashing on Saturn after steadily watching a particularly stormy part of the ringed planet, according to a new study."
Non-Biological Explanations of Titan Chemistry
Jun 8, 2010
"Two papers released last week detailing oddities found on Titan have blown the top off the 'jumping to conclusions' meter, and following media reports of NASA finding alien life on Saturn's hazy moon, scientists are now trying to put a little reality back into the news."