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Small Moon hidden in Saturn ring Discovered Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 - 10:04:54 - Iddo Genuth NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found within Saturn's G ring an embedded moonlet that appears as a faint, moving pinprick of light. Scientists believe... read more

Titan's Methane Mystery Sunday, February 1st, 2009 - 19:44:08 - Ehud Rattner Imagine a world where the average daytime temperature is -179C, and torrential rains of liquid methane fall from the skies, forming vast but shallow... read more

Unknown Geysers on Saturn's Moon Thursday, November 27th, 2008 - 18:47:16 - Anuradha Menon Scientists continue to search for the cause of the geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus. The geysers are visible as a large plume of water vapor and... read more

Cassini Finds Mysterious Aurora on Saturn Thursday, November 13th, 2008 - 12:05:09 - Anuradha Menon Saturn has its own unique brand of aurora that lights up the polar cap, unlike any other planetary aurora known in our solar system. This odd aurora... read more

Cassini's Mission Accomplished Sunday, June 29th, 2008 - 20:35:11 - Ehud Rattner NASA's Cassini mission is closing one chapter of its journey at Saturn and embarking on a new one with a two-year mission that will address new... read more

Wave Pattern in Saturn's Atmosphere Thursday, May 8th, 2008 - 23:44:34 - Iddo Genuth Scientists have discovered a wavepattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years, according to two studies... read more

NASA Extends Saturn Mission Saturday, April 19th, 2008 - 10:18:02 - Sarah Gingichashvili NASA says it is extending the international Cassini mission that is touring Saturn and its moons for another two years. The space agency announced... read more

Cassini Detects Unexpected Organic Material Thursday, March 27th, 2008 - 11:01:54 - Ehud Rattner NASA's Cassini spacecraft detected and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close... read more

Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust Friday, March 21st, 2008 - 15:11:03 - Ehud Rattner NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan... read more

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